The fifth T20I between India and South Africa was known as off as a result of rain on Sunday in Bengaluru. Solely 3.3 overs had been bowled within the match and in that interval, India had managed to publish 28/2 with each Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad within the hut. Nevertheless, greater than the cricket motion, it was one incident involving Gaikwad that grabbed the limelight, and netizens had been left fuming.
The incident came about through the rain break when Gaikwad was sitting within the dugout.
A video has gone viral of a groundsman attempting to take a selfie with the batter. It was then that Gaikwad was seen asking the groundsman to keep up distance after which he seemed the opposite manner.
Very dangerous and disrespectful gesture by Ruturaj Gaikwad. Unhappy to see these groundsmen getting handled like this pic.twitter.com/Qj6YoXIPUa
— akshat (@ReignOfVirat) June 19, 2022
This act didn’t impress Twitter and plenty of took to the platform to name it “disrespectful”.
Very dangerous and disrespectful gesture by Ruturaj Gaikwad. Unhappy to see these groundsmen getting handled like this #RuturajGaikwad pic.twitter.com/jIXWvUdqIX
— Arnav (@imarnav_904) June 19, 2022
Folks defending rituraj gaikwad ought to perceive that groundmen are additionally COVID protected.
Clearly ruturaj do not should play at highest degree. Shameful.
— Sir Dinda²⁶⁴ (@ReallyDinda) June 19, 2022
Ruturaj Gaikwad disrespecting Groundsman. This vanity and angle may be very dangerous man. First be taught respecting Folks.
And no bio bubble this collection.
pic.twitter.com/yux4fGq26a— Vicky Shinde (@iamshinde83) June 19, 2022
Ruturaj Gaikwad exhibiting angle whereas taking selfie with ‘groundsman’ not anybody can deal with everybody equal like Rohit Sharma #INDvSA #IndvsSa pic.twitter.com/Y2IEDsJShj
— ???? Ctrl C + Ctrl Memes 45 (@Ctrlmemes_) June 19, 2022
Worst Conduct Ruturaj Gaikwad. They’re unsung heroes and treating them like that is very disrespectful. https://t.co/rxaNZoYuWe
— FOXER ᴮᵉᵃˢᵗ (@FOXER_Offl) June 19, 2022
IND vs SA????????
Match no. 5
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangaluru
Match delayed as a result of rainWhy the heck Ruturaj Gaikwad behaving like this with floor employees? Only for a selfie he’s being boastful in the direction of him. This type of behaviour is de facto unacceptable in gentleman’s recreation. pic.twitter.com/A1sjqnMQu7
— Jeet Singh (@jeet_singh070) June 19, 2022
Within the fifth and last T20I, Gaikwad managed to attain simply 10 runs earlier than strolling again to the pavilion within the fourth over of the innings. Lungi Ngidi had dismissed the batter.
In the complete collection, Gaikwad registered only one fifty and it got here through the third T20I in Vishakhapatnam.
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The suitable-handed batter registered 96 runs in 5 matches, with 57 coming within the third T20I.
India will subsequent sq. off in opposition to Eire in a two-match T20I collection, starting June 26.
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