Watch- Scotland Players Pay A Visit To The Indian Dressing Room After The Match
Published - 06 Nov 2021, 01:11 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 08:34 PM
Team India bounced back after an eight-wicket win victory against Scotland on Friday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
On Friday, India clawed their way back in the T20 World Cup after an eight-wicket triumph over Scotland in UAE.
Winning the toss for the first time in the tournament, Virat Kohli opted to field first, and Indian bowlers were lethal in their business.
India beat Scotland by eight wickets
Jadeja (3/15), with the help of Mohammed Shami (3/15) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/10), folded up Scotland’s innings for 85 in 17.4 overs.
Jadeja got the wickets of Scotland’s middle-order with the likes of Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross, and Michael Leask fell to the left-arm spinner.
Indian openers Kl Rahul and Rohit Sharma once again displayed fire in their innings as India scored 82 in the Powerplay overs despite losing both the openers.
India chased the target within 6.3 overs to get boost up their net run rate to +1.619 and leapfrogged Afghanistan in the points table.
Scotland team visit Indian team dressing room
However, the moment of the day came when the Scotland cricket team visited the Indian team’s dressing room after the game.
It was a rare instance to watch as players from opposition camps have been bonding with each other after matches on the pitch, but a team going to the opposition’s dressing room is not something we see regularly.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) uploaded a video on its official website which shows Scotland players visiting the Indian team’s dressing room.
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The Indian camp had the likes of mentor MS Dhoni, skipper Virat Kohli and bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah interacting with their opponents which was an amicable scene for the fans to watch.
Senior Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin was seen sharing his tennis ball bowling with Scotland spinner Michael Leask.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya spoke about his journey of becoming a fast bowler in the Ranji Trophy to one of the Scotland players.
Watch the video here:
