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India, who are playing a 3-match ODI series at home against Sri Lanka, won the first match by 67 runs and took an early lead in the series. In that situation, Sri Lanka won the toss and declared to bowl first in the crucial 2nd match which will decide the winner of the series which started on 12th January at the world famous Kolkata Eden Gardens ground but were bowled out for 215 runs in 39.4 overs. The team’s openers Avishka Fernando 20, Nuwanidu Fernando 50, Kusal Mendis 34 were the top order batsmen who scored considerable runs.
But in the middle order, the main batsmen like De Silva 0, Asalanga 15, Captain Sanaka 2 were out for few runs and finally the tail enders like Hazaranga 21 and Vellalake 32 saved the honor by scoring some substantial runs. Kuldeep Yadav and Umran Malik took maximum 3 wickets each for India. After that, India is chasing 216 runs.
Worst bad word:
Earlier in the match, at a crucial moment, star Indian player Hardik Pandya lashed out at a teammate loud enough for the entire stadium to hear. Yes, in the match that started with excitement, Sri Lanka was playing with 58/1 runs in 11 overs and the work of changing the over was going on. It seems that Hardik Pandya asked the Indian substitute fielders who were carrying cool rings to bring water as they were thirsty in the previous over.
“Pani maga tha last over, [email protected] mara rahe ho udhar “Hardik ???????? @hardikpandya7 #INDvsSL #Cricket #viratkohli @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/JpMxAi8y69
— Rahul Yadav (@Rahul_Yadav00) January 12, 2023
Control HARDIK bhai????????#INDvsSL #HardikPandya pic.twitter.com/OQVzmMJJfC
— Apoorv Tamrakar (@ApTamrakar_975) January 12, 2023
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But for some reason India Substitute fielders did not bring water. However, Hardik Pandya was angry as he waited for it and the next over was over. What the f**d* were you doing there without bringing it,” he shouted in Hindi at a pace loud enough for the entire Eden Gardens stadium, where the 50,000+ fans were seated. Dissatisfied fans are taking pictures and posting on social media and criticizing their teammates.
In particular, Hardik Pandya, who has already been announced as the next captain in T20 cricket, has also been announced as the vice-captain in ODI cricket. In that way, if he who is going to be the next captain in white ball cricket shows his anger towards his teammates for this simple thing, the fans express fear that how angry he will be when the young players make mistakes that give victory to the opposition like dropping catches and no-balls.
Hardik Pandya at his best ????????#INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/o74Nu77Zkf
— TANGENT (@pra_tea_k_) January 12, 2023
Where did this hardy attitude come from?
Is this the way to talk? pic.twitter.com/ON96D8OHXT— Ansh Shah (@asmemess) January 12, 2023
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Even more so, the fans express their concern on social media that if you think about how badly he would talk and behave when he is angry with the players in the dressing room where no one knows him, he will swear so badly in the stadium where so many fans are sitting.
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Especially if it is okay to insult the opponent in this way, the fans express their apprehension as to what happens if they insult their own teammates in this way. So it is not enough to grow as a captain, first learn how to behave towards your teammates from legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni and criticize Pandya.
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