Virat Kohli-Rishabh Pant's Act Before 1st Bangladesh Test Goes Viral, Internet Says "Kidnapping..."

Former India captain Virat Kohli was dismissed for a run-a-ball six on his home Test return against Bangladesh in the first match of a two-game series in Chennai on Thursday. This was the 35-year-old's first Test match on Indian soil since March 2023 and he received a rousing reception from fans when he came out to bat at the M Chidambaram Stadium. However, he ended up playing a loose shot outside the off-stump to hand Bangladesh a dream start to the match in the morning session.

However, Kohli has gone viral for his pre-match act, instead of his dismissal. During the warm-up, Kohli pulled off a hilarious prank on spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who did not find a place in the playing XI.

Kuldeep was doing his pre-match stretching using a resistance band. However, Kohli grabbed him with the help of the band to drag him across the ground.

Kohli also got a helping hand from Rishabh Pant who was seen holding Kuldeep's legs while the former India captain was pulling the strings.

What is Kohli and pant doing pic.twitter.com/KGZjiVFizk

Here's how internet reacted:

Kohli telling Pant 'is tarah se carry krna hai team ko ab se'

Pulling kuldeep out of today's 11

YT: Kohli-Pant kidnapping Kuldeep

Meanwhile, Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud took three early wickets including star batsman Kohli in Chennai to jolt India's top-order in the opening Test.

The tourists, who come in fresh from their 2-0 sweep in Pakistan, elected to field first on a cloudy morning at the start of the two-match series.

India took lunch at 88-3. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, on 37, and returning wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, on 33, were batting at the break.

India's openers started cautiously, with skipper Rohit Sharma getting his first run on the 11th delivery,