NEW DELHI: Pacer Avesh Khan, who is currently playing for the India A side led by Shubman Gill in the Duleep Trophy 2024 match against India B in Bengaluru, was playfully teased by fans with chants of "RCB-RCB" during the game.
A video that went viral on social media captures the moment when fans chanted "RCB-RCB" while Avesh was fielding near the boundary ropes.
The Indore-based cricketer, whose last appearance for India was against Zimbabwe in Harare on July 10, 2024, responded to the fans' reception by making a hand gesture, encouraging them to continue their chants directed at him.
In the first inning, the 27-year-old right-arm pacer claimed two wickets while conceding 59 runs. He has also managed to dismiss one batter so far in the second inning.
In the match, Rishabh Pant (61) and Sarfaraz Khan (46) guided India B past the persistent India A pacers, helping their team post a crucial second-innings total of 150 for six by the end of Day 3.
India B now hold a 240-run lead, with Washington Sundar (6*) still at the crease, after bowling out their opponents for 231 in the first innings, securing a 90-run advantage. Pant was the standout performer of the day, smashing 61 off 47 balls, including nine fours and two sixes.
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