“Will Not Tolerate Abuse For Indian Captain” – Fans React Angrily As Hardik Pandya Was Heard Of Using Abusive Words In The Second T20I
Hardik Pandya (Image Source: Twitter)
After winning the first T20I match against England of this ongoing three-match T20I series, India faced England in the second match on 9 July 2022 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. India was looking to seal the series while England was looking to level it as one more match to go on 10 July 2022.
However, Indian bowlers performed beautifully as England failed to win the match also. Speaking of the match, England won the toss and opted to bowl first. As expectations, India made three big changes as Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah made a comeback into the playing XI. On the other hand, England also made a comeback for David Willey while Richard Gleeson was handed a debut.
While batting first, the new Indian opening pair gave a blistering start before all other batters chipped in with some quick contributions. Ravindra Jadeja was the highest scored with his 46* run knock-off 29 balls as India finished at 170 runs in 20 overs. Debutant Richard Gleeson picked up three wickets in his four overs.
In reply, England managed only 121 runs in 17 overs as Indian bowlers were in great form. Bhuvneshwar Kumar grabbed three wickets for 15 runs along with both Bumrah and Chahal’s two wickets each. As a result, India handed another thumping defeat to them as they defeated them by 49 runs.
But, a surprising incident happened during the match as Hardik Pandya was seen using some abusive language to a player while fielding for India. England’s Dawid Malan and Liam Livingstone were batting while he was seen telling someone to keep the focus on him only while he was bowling. The video got viral and from his tome, fans are assuming that he had pointed that statement to Indian captain Rohit Sharma only. Hence, it did not go well for some fans as they shared their views on Twitter. However, some fans also came with support as they thought Rohit failed to earn respect among his teammates.
Here is how Twitteratis have reacted to this incident:
https://twitter.com/mukkkkul_/status/1545797727556358144
What kind of disgrace playing for team India. @SGanguly99 @JayShah. Even Pak players don't do such things. We prefer to lose for next decade but don't want such filthy brand ambassador. Sack this arrogant creature. Shame on you @hardikpandya7#HardikAbusedRohit
— Explorer (@Aslongasposs) July 10, 2022
This hardik pandya against Rohit Sharma, we can see, this incident is a a true example of "Respect is deserved, not demanded"#HardikAbusedRohit pic.twitter.com/cBGZ7i0C9g
— Deepak Chaurasia (@deepakchaursia7) July 10, 2022
Kohli fans are trending #HardikAbusedRohit to hide Kohli's failures from last 3 year's. But it won't change the fact that Kohli is a finished player & he is just a liability for team India. He's blocking a youngster's place & if he has any shame left he should retire immediately.
— Chamiya Kohli (@ChokerKohli) July 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/ILoveYouJanu69/status/1546096913753071616
https://twitter.com/Karan__18/status/1546094829226295297
https://twitter.com/SaurabhTripathS/status/1546096371270176769
https://twitter.com/Cricket0P/status/1546099271803420672
After abusing Rohit Sharma ,
Hardik – #HardikAbusedRohit pic.twitter.com/jH1vT57nyV— Omkar Tripathi ❣️ (@Omkartripathii) July 10, 2022
Hardik Pandya abusing the national captain Rohit Sharma only shows his upbringing and personality. Rohit remains a gentleman on and off the field & that's why youngsters feel comfortable around him. This kind of attitude will only lead to Hardik's downfall. #HardikAbusedRohit
— ` (@FourOverthrows) July 10, 2022
