Watch: 'Furious' Hardik Pandya scolds Rinku Singh after almost losing his wicket on first ball
Published - 09 Oct 2024, 08:32 PM | Updated - 09 Oct 2024, 11:37 PM
A furious Hardik Pandya was seen shouting at his teammate Rinku Singh during the ongoing second T20I between India and Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The former India vice-captain lost his cool after nearly losing his wicket on the very first ball that he faced.
The incident took place in the 14th over when Hardik Pandya replaced Nitish Reddy at the crease. On the fourth ball of the over, the star allrounder nudged the delivery from Mustafizur Rahman towards the fielder at short fine-leg.
He was not expecting to take a single but changed his mind immediately after seeing that Rinku Singh had left his crease at the non-striker's end. While Hardik Pandya could have decided against going for the risky single but responded to Rinku's call.
In the meantime, the fielder took a shy at the stumps but failed to hit the target as Hardik Pandya managed to reach the crease safely. Soon after completing the single, Pandya made it crystal clear that he was not at all impressed with Rinku.
He looked highly animated as he shouted at his younger teammate. Pandya was also seen gesturing with his hand, seemingly telling Rinku to communicate.
Watch as Hardik Pandya loses his cool:
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After surviving the run-out scare, Hardik Pandya will be looking to finish the innings strongly for Team India once again. In the previous T20I, he smashed an unbeaten 39 runs off just 16 balls to take the team home.
Talking about the game, India were on 165/4 at the end of the 15th over at the time of writing this report. Rinku was batting on 38 while Pandya was unbeaten on 14 off 7 balls. Earlier in the game, India were off to a disastrous start after Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first.
The hosts lost as many as three wickets inside the powerplay. Sanju Samson was out for 10 runs in the second over before Abhishek Sharma (15) departed in the third over. In the final over of the powerplay, Mustafizur Rahman dismissed captain Suryakumar Yadav for 8 to leave India reeling at 41 for 3.
Rinku and Nitish Reddy then steadied the ship for India before going on to put the team in a strong position. Reddy scored a whirlwind fifty, smashing 74 runs off just 34 balls with the help of 4 fours and 7 sixes. He shared a 108-run stand with Rinku before being dismissed by Mustafizur Rahman in the 14th over.
India are currently leading the series after winning the first T20I in Gwalior. The Men in Blue had won the series opener by seven wickets. With form and momentum on their side, they will be looking to win the ongoing game too, and seal the series.
