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India's "team ambulance"

When India's Test cricketers found an alternate ride to the team hotel...

What happens if you are an Indian Test cricketer left behind at the ground? Turns out there's a spare set of wheels you can borrow. Yes, the ambulance that is mandatory at every top-level cricket match. Or, at least, such was the case with Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Stuart Binny at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, where rain washed out four days of the Test against South Africa.
The three, along with batting coach Sanjay Bangar, had remained at the stadium to spend a little extra time in the nets, even while the team bus transported the rest of the squad to the hotel. Once they were done, the four decided it was better to not wait for the bus to return - probably wise, given Bangalore's infamous traffic issues - and reportedly hopped into the ambulance parked at the ground instead to make the short ride to the team hotel. Smart thinking or needless impatience?