Raipur: The India and New Zealand cricket teams, the referee and commentator for the second one-dayer here on Saturday had to wait for a few extra minutes for the match to begin, the reason, however, being unusual.

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss, but forgot what the team had planned to do.

As a result, match referee Javagal Srinath, Kiwi captain Tom Latham and commentator Ravi Shastri waited for the India captain to declare his team’s choice of action in the match.

As he mentioned his decision to commentator Ravi Shastri, Rohit Sharma said, “I forgot what we wanted to do, had plenty of discussions with the team about the toss decision, just wanted to challenge ourselves under difficult conditions, but we’ll bowl first.”

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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.

According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.

Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.

Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.

The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.