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India vs West Indies 2018, 1st Test: Cricket Fans Slam Harbhajan Singh For Controversial Tweet on Windies Cricket Team After Poor Show in Rajkot
India's veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took a distasteful jibe at the West Indies team after India took control of the first Test in Rajkot, on Friday.
Veteran Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh made a cheeky comment on the West Indies cricket team, currently on the tour to India for two Tests, five ODIs and three T20 internationals. After a disappointing Test series loss in England, the Indian team bounced back in style against a lowly-ranked Windies side in the first Test in Rajkot.
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The hosts have put themselves in the driver’s seat in the series opener through a good all-round display. On the other side, the tourists have failed to put up any fight so far in the match and were reeling at 94/6 in their first innings at stumps on the second day in response to a mammoth 649/9.
Roston Chase (27) and Keemo Paul (13) were at the crease when umpires dislodged the bails for the day, with the visitors trailing the hosts by 555 runs. The second day saw India dominating all the three sessions, making the West Indies’ players struggling throughout.
Reviewing Windies below-par performance against the world number one ranked Indian team, Harbhajan took to social media question the visiting team’s quality and said that Windies will feel the heat in India’s premier domestic competition — Ranji Trophy.
“With all due respect to West Indies Cricket but I have a question for u all…will this west Indies team qualify for Ranji quarters from the plate group? Elite se to nahin hoga (they don’t stand a chance in the elite group),” Bhajji tweeted.
With all due respect to West Indies Cricket but I have a question for u all…will this west Indies team qualify for Ranji quarters from the plate group? Elite se to nahin hoga #INDvsWI
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 5, 2018
However, Harbhajan’s comment didn’t go down very well with the cricket fans as they slammed the Indian cricketer for being disrespectful towards the inexperienced Windies.
Fans reckoned that a person of Harbhajan’s stature, who has played a mammoth 103 Tests and taken 417 wickets, could’ve avoided stooping so low.
will u play RANJI FOR PUNJAB…instead of BASHING PLAYERS for making some MONEY??????????
— . (@swingingyorkers) October 5, 2018
If English ex cricketgers had made such comments about our teams the previous tours in 2011 and 2014, how would you have reacted? Disrespectful
— Abhinav Misra (@princeshwar) October 5, 2018
Sir 1 mahina pehla India ka haal bhi yahi tha Eng me. Toh kisika mazak kyu banae jab saare team apne apne country me achha khelti hai.
— Mitadru Mukherjee (@ImMMukherjee) October 5, 2018
They are a young squad & this is a learing curve for them. They won a test in England with a brilliant chase in 4th innings.
Done recently well at home. Atleast your are cricketer & please stopping tweeting these shits.
— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) October 5, 2018
This was the exact feeling England were having when we were out there playing against them in their home ground! Don’t be arrogant for no reason! Forgot that you are a sportsman?? #INDvWI #sportsmanship #staygrounded #stayhumble
— Anshul Gupta (@AnshulGuptaLko) October 5, 2018
I also have a question, will @BCCI achieve anything by competing with this WI side ? Sorry state of affairs by the WI cricket !!! Indian team can also be judged if they play much better sides in overseas conditions #INDvsWI
— Tanmay Tiwari (@drtanmay10) October 5, 2018
Earlier on day 2, skipper Virat Kohli declared the Indian innings on a mammoth score of 649/9. Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja slammed centuries as the Indian batsmen put the Windies bowling attack to the sword.
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