Why Suryakumar Yadav opened for India wearing Arshdeep Singh’s shirt in 2nd T20I v West Indies
HIGHLIGHTS
- Suryakumar Yadav wore Arshdeep Singh’s jersey when he came out at bat in the second T20I.
- The reason for such a decision was the delay in the arrival of the “crucial baggage” from the Indian team.
- The start of the match had to be delayed by 3 hours.
The incident quickly became a huge talking point on social media as fans began to wonder what the reason was behind such a move.
It should be understood that the start of Monday’s game had to be postponed by 3 hours due to the delay in the arrival of “crucial team baggage”. Such a logistical problem became the reason behind Suryakumar, and in fact, one or two other players wore Arshdeep’s shirt in the game.
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The game was originally rescheduled from an 8 p.m. IST start to 10 p.m. However, the delay in the arrival of baggage eventually saw the game start at 11 p.m. Therefore, it looks like Surykumar’s luggage didn’t arrive in time before the match started, leaving him no choice but to wear another player’s shirt.
As for the second ODI, Obed McCoy produced scintillating numbers of 6 for 17 in four overs to round up the tourists for just 138 runs. It wasn’t the smoothest chase for West Indies, but they still managed to see the target again in the final to tie the 5-game series 1-1.
For India, Hardik Pandya (31), Ravindra Jadeja (27) and Rishabh Pant (24) were the batting picks. For the West Indies, Brandon King was the leading hitter with 68 runs on 52 balls. Devon Thomas also contributed well with 31 of 19.
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