WATCH: India B’s Rishabh Pant humorously joins India A huddle; video goes viral

The fourth day of play in the ongoing Duleep Trophy match between India A and India B at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru began with the humorous addition of wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant of India B to the Shubman Gill-led team.

At the edge of the ground, Gill’s team was getting ready to go into the middle after taking out six of India A’s batsmen, including Pant. Before starting the day’s activities, everybody huddled together while Gill offered one more motivational speech.  Rishabh Pant, who was seen laughing heartily after the meeting with all of the India A players, was seen sporting a blue practice shirt.

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After engaging in some light-hearted conversation with his Delhi Capitals teammate Avesh Khan, Rishabh Pant patted him on the hands.

Regarding the day’s play, India B appears to be in complete control as they are 118/6 after 32 overs, with KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav batting at 40 and scoring four off 19 deliveries, respectively (as of this writing).

Despite being a bit pricey for their tastes, the opening duo of Yash Dayal and Mukesh Kumar took four wickets, as Tanush Kotian and Dhruv Jurel were removed for golden and silver ducks, respectively.

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In the morning, India Taking full advantage of the cloudy conditions, the India B bowlers claimed the final four wickets for a mere 34 runs, with Akash Deep recording his fifth five-wicket haul in an extremely outstanding performance.