IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma engage in a hilarious banter at the toss before MI vs DC match

Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma have been playing for India together for quite some time now. Both of them share a special camaraderie towards each other and keep pulling each other’s leg on social media or in person whenever they are together. Another such incident took place at the toss on Saturday before the match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in Sharjah.

Rohit and Pant are the captains of the two respective franchises and met each other probably for the first time since the Test series in England. No wonder the two had a friendly chat before the toss began and yet again shared a hilarious moment in the middle.

It happened after Rishabh Pant called it correctly at the toss and he opted to bowl first. He actually told his decision to the match referee and Rohit was caught unaware as to what his team needed to do. When he asked Pant about the same, the DC skipper hilariously once again announced his decision saying, “We’re gonna bowl first.” This left Rohit Sharma in splits even as Pant also went for chat with Murali Kartik with a smile on his face.

Here’s the video:

MI and DC make one change each for the match

As far as the playing combinations are concerned, both sides made one change to their XI. The Capitals brought back Prithvi Shaw who regained his fitness after missing the previous match. However, they decided to retain Steve Smith and benched Lalit Yadav. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians made a tactical change bringing in Jayant Yadav to bowl at the number of left-handers from Delhi Capitals and benched the leg-spinner Rahul Chahar.

This is an important game for the five-time champions as they have won five out of their 11 matches and still have their qualification in their hands. Delhi, meanwhile, have qualified for the playoffs but they would be keen on sealing their position in the top two with yet another win.