India, April 14 -- It was a meeting between the master and his student as MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant took centre-stage during toss, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Monday. The pair were smiling when they came face to face, and Murali Karthik, working for the broadcasters, exclaimed, "This Guru-Shishya saga continues!"

Then as they had to pose for a photograph together, Dhoni could be seen bumping his shoulder on Pant's, and trying to push him, like what friends do as school children. In response, Pant could be seen beaming with a smile, and he hugged the CSK skipper.

Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl. After winning the toss, he said, "We are blessed, we get good support wherever we go. 'Thank you', to all the fans. We want to bowl fir...