Virat Kohli's sidesplitting imitation of Bangladesh's run-out blunder leaves Shubman Gill and KL Rahul in stitches; Rishabh Pant joins the fun

In the 19th over of India's innings, Kohli, batting at No. 5, was on two off three when Khaled Ahmed bowled a good-length delivery outside off. Kohli got a thick under-edge and the ball rolled towards his right, outside the pitch. Despite the urgency to stick to India's game plan after two rain-affected days in Kanpur, Kohli attempted a single. However, upon realizing he had strayed too far from the crease, Pant, at the other end, halted Kohli before it was too late.

The fast bowler ran towards the ball, collected it and under-armed a throw towards the stumps. Kohli had given up on the attempt to make it back to the crease, but survived on sheer luck. Had Khaled known Kohli was miles away from the crease, he probably would not have thrown the ball, which went off the mark, but the missed opportunity did leave his teammates furious.

Kohli, too, did not seem happy with the mix-up, but Pant apologised quickly with a hug. Later, a fresh video emerged when the 35-year-old was spotted hilariously mimicking Bangladesh's failed run-out attempt during India's fielding in the final session of the day. Pant, too, chipped in, while fellow slip fielders KL Rahul and Shubman Gill were hooked.

India's batting carnage opened up the possibility of a result in Kanpur, which lost seven sessions in the Test match. Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin combined to script a Bangladesh collapse just after Lunch on Day 4, picking the final seven wickets for just 126 runs, before the batters went into T20 mode to script the fastest 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 in Test history. India eventually declared at 285 for nine, with 45 minutes left on the clock, before Ashwin picked up two more wickets to leave Bangladesh at 26 for two.

Ashwin will play the central figure alongside Ravindra Jadeja as India will hope to pick the final eight wickets and wrap up the match in Kanpur on Day 5, which would subsequently strengthen their chances of making the WTC final for the third straight time.