The India vs South Africa series came to an abrupt end as the last and deciding game got washed out but video of an interaction between Ruturaj Gaikwad and the groundsmen has gone viral
Bengaluru was pouring down after the first 3 overs of the first innings and unfortunately, the play was called off. The incident which caught the netizen’s eye was when Ruturaj Gaikwad pushed a groundsman away who wanted a picture with him. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s interaction with Groundsman goes viral while waiting at the dugout.
Ruturaj Gaikwad Accused Of Insulting M Chinnaswamy Stadium Groundsmen, Video Viral
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s interaction with Groundsman
Everyone was waiting for the play to resume and the groundsman was doing the work of making sure the field remains dry. At that time one groundsman ran towards Ruturaj who was sitting alone at the dugout kitted up. Ruturaj consciously pushed him away as the latter has been affected by covid twice. The Netizens didn’t like the gesture of the 25 years old talented batsman and called it rude.
Very bad and disrespectful gesture by Ruturaj Gaikwad. Sad to see these groundsmen getting treated like this 😔#RuturajGaikwad pic.twitter.com/jIXWvUdqIX
— Arnav (@imarnav_904) June 19, 2022
Fan’s angry with Gaikwad’s reaction
Indian fans have been fuming with anger after seeing Ruturaj’s clip of denying a photo with the groundsman. “Groundsman work so hard for maintaining the quality of the field and then there are these players who don’t even respect them,” says a fan on Twitter.
The netizen’s remembered he gesture of Suresh Raina toward Groundsman
In a Ranji game in Uttar Pradesh, Suresh Raina was caught helping the groundsman to hide the footmarks on the pitch. Fans even said youngsters like Gaikwad should learn something from players like Raina.
While everyone was bashing Ruturaj some fans stood by his side
After the video went viral everyone started looking at Gaikwad as an arrogant player except some fans. Ruturaj Gaikwad got affected by covid twice in the crucial phases of his career so he did the right thing by making distance says a fan.
Definitely! Already he got affected with covid twice so nothing wrong.
— Sooraj Ayyappan (@Sooraj_Ayyappan) June 19, 2022
Rain Washed out the much-awaited game in Bengaluru
The most anticipated match of the series was abandoned due to heavy rain. M Chinnaswamy stadium was packed and waiting for the series decider patiently but the rain had other plans. An exciting series came to a dull end.
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