Team India is currently bossing the second Test being played in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, as the hosts lead by 249 runs with nine wickets in the hand on a pitch that continues to get harder to bat on with every session.
Ravichandran Ashwin bagged a five-wicket haul while debutant Akshar Patel and veteran Ishant Sharma took two wickets as India bowled out England for just 134 in their first innings to take a lead of 195 runs, and then added 54 runs before stumps on day two for the loss of Shubman Gill's wicket.
Rishabh Pant, who played such a key role in India winning the Test series in Australia, continues to be in excellent form with the bat as he scored 58* before he ran out of partners in India's first innings total of 329. Later, he took two exceptional catches off Ishant and Mohammed Siraj, and kept confidently to India's spin trio of Ashwin, Akshar and Kuldeep Yadav.
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Pant was also in usual form with his chirping and theatrics, as he takes it upon himself to keep the spirits high of his teammates with hilarious one-liners. At times even the commentators keep their mics down and let the viewers enjoy the 'Pant show'.
After the fall of a wicket during England's innings, Indian opener Rohit Sharma who is enjoying a great match with the bat scoring 161 and 25*, gave the naughty wicketkeeper-batsman a knock on his head while the team gathered to celebrate.
The moment was not missed by former Indian captain, Virender Sehwag, who not only enjoyed the banter but also shared the video clip on his Instagram profile.
