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India’s domestic season kickstarted with the first round of Duleep Trophy 2024-25. In the ongoing match between India A and India B, which is being played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Rishabh Pant was seen pulling leg of his compatriot and India’s spin-bowling sensation, Kuldeep Yadav.
The incident took place on Saturday, September 7 when Kuldeep Yadav, who is playing in India A, came out to bat. Just in time when Kuldeep took the field to add some runs to the scoreboard, Pant, who is playing in India A, hilariously looked to block the former’s vision by putting his finger inside the helmet through the grids. Soon afterwards, he even tried to twist Kuldeep’s hand in a playful gesture, video of which is going viral on social media.
Watch Rishabh Pant pull Kuldeep Yadav’s leg during Duleep trophy 2024-25:
Although, the gesture was just a playful one as both have been together, playing in the international setup as well as featuring in Delhi Capitals (DC) colours in Indian Premier League (IPL).
India B secures 100-plus run lead on Day 3 of Duleep Trophy 2024-25
The match between India A and India B saw the former win the toss and elect to bowl first. The Abhimanyu Easwaran-led India B posted 321/10 in 116 overs, courtesy Musheer Khan’s century knock (181) along with Navdeep Saini’s 56 off 144 deliveries. In return, the Shubman Gill-led India A could not reach the first innings target and were restricted to 231 in 72.4 overs. Moreover, Gill along with other batters failed to capitalise on their chances, whereas Mukesh Kumar and Navdeep Saini starred, clinching three wickets apiece.
The India B team added more runs to their scorecard to get 100-plus runs lead during the second session of Day 3 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. At the time of writing, Yashasvi Jaiswal (9) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (2) were seen taking the guards in the middle with the scoreboard reading 12/0 in 3.3 overs.
