The fifth T20I between India and South Africa was referred to as off on account of rain on Sunday in Bengaluru. Solely 3.3 overs have been bowled within the match and in that interval, India had managed to submit 28/2 with each Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad within the hut. Nonetheless, greater than the cricket motion, it was one incident involving Gaikwad that grabbed the limelight, and netizens have been left fuming.
The incident came about in the course of the rain break when Gaikwad was sitting within the dugout.
A video has gone viral of a groundsman making an attempt to take a selfie with the batter. It was then that Gaikwad was seen asking the groundsman to take care of distance after which he regarded the opposite means.
Very unhealthy 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 lots of took to the platform to name it “disrespectful”.
Very unhealthy 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 could be very unhealthy man. First be taught respecting Folks.
And no bio bubble this collection.
pic.twitter.com/yux4fGq26a— Vicky Shinde (@iamshinde83) June 19, 2022
Ruturaj Gaikwad displaying 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 Habits 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 on account of rainWhy the heck Ruturaj Gaikwad behaving like this with floor workers? Only for a selfie he’s being conceited in the direction of him. This sort of behaviour is admittedly 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 all the collection, Gaikwad registered only one fifty and it got here in the course of 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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