The second Test between India and Bangladesh was a tense affair going into the fourth day. India have been 4 wickets down at stumps on Day 3 chasing a goal of 145 on a tough pitch on the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. Two nightwatchmen batters Jaydev Unadkat and Axar Patel have been on the crease for India. However, earlier than the stumps a humorous incident was occurring within the Indian dressing room after Axar had already been despatched as a nightwatchman batter at No. 4 forward of Virat Kohli.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who in the end stayed unbeaten on 42 to take India over the road with three wickets remaining, recounted the incident involving Rishabh Pant and India batting coach Vikram Rathour.

“Rishabh Pant being Rishabh Pant before stumps on Day 3. He is such a cute character. Wickets were tumbling from one end. Vikram Paaji asked Kohli whether he needed a night watchman. Kohli said that he will take care and didn’t need a night watchman. Rishabh Pant will usually keep the towel on top of his head and will lie down on the table. I don’t know the exact reason for him doing that,” Ashwin mentioned in a video on his official YouTube channel.

“Vikram Rathour asked him (Pant) if he needed a nightwatchman. (Pant replied) ‘I need watchmen throughout the night. I will go and play tomorrow’.

“I could not cease laughing when he mentioned that casually. When I used to be extraordinarily nervous, there he was relaxed and cracking a joke. Rathour requested, ‘Virat mentioned he did not want an evening watchman. Do you want?’ Rathour Bhai was like, ‘We have solely Jaydev Unadkat left. Who else ought to we ship?’ Pant was like, ‘Send Ash Bhai, or ship whoever you need. I’ll go bat tomorrow.'”

Ultimately, when Virat Kohli was additionally dismissed on the third day, Unadkat was despatched in because the second nightwatchman batter. Pant got here in to bat on Day 4 and was dismissed for 9. India nevertheless received the match by three wickets and pocketed the two-match sequence 2-0.

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