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It’s exceedingly tough to keep Virat Kohli silent on the field, and a similar event occurred on Day 2 of India’s second Test against Bangladesh at Mirpur. Kohli was irritated as Bangladesh batters began wasting time as the lights dimmed. Frustrated by Bangladesh hitters’ antics, Kohli aggressively gestured to remove his jersey while Najmul Hossain Shanto began tying his shoelaces after the fifth delivery of the sixth over, prompting the umpires to call for stumps.
Shanto walked down to tie his shoelaces at the non-end of the striker which irritated the former India captain. Mocking Shanto for wasting time, Kohli began yanking on his jersey and firing at the batsman, which many interpreted as “Shirt bhi khol le apna” (Open your shirt as well).
This was not the only time Shanto caused a delay in the proceedings. Earlier, after Bangladesh walked out to bat in the second innings, Shanto requested a change of bat and checked all of the bats the 12th man brought but proceeded to play with the one he was using.
India began Day 2 with a score of 19/0 and finished with a total of 314/10, giving them an 87-run lead. India lost both openers early in the game and was down to 94/4 at one point.
Shreyas Iyer, who had a good first Test performance, maintained a similar tempo and, along with Rishabh Pant, saved India from a bad situation. Both hitters fell short of their century, with Iyer scoring 87 and Pant contributing 93. They scored 159 runs for the fifth wicket.
