India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: Watch as Gautam Gambhir’s heated handshake with Indian players draws attention as the head coach’s furious images go viral
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I : Following India’s 51-run loss to South Africa in the second Twenty20 International on Thursday at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, head coach Gautam Gambhir was clearly upset. There is presently a 1-1 tie in the five-match series.
India was bowled out for 162 runs in 19.1 overs when pursuing the 214-run goal, hence Tilak Varma’s fifty was in vain. On the strength of two fours and five sixes, he scored 62 runs in 34 balls. Even if the hosts’ performance was generally unsatisfactory, a select players had a particularly bad day. While players like Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav struggled once again, pacer Arshdeep Singh bowled a “record” seven wides in a single over.
Fans were drawn to Gambhir’s passionate handshakes with Indian players as the game came to an end, and the images have gone viral on social media. Gambhir is seen as an intense personality who has been under scrutiny for some time, particularly after the Test series loss to the Proteas. Gambhir’s post-match body language was sufficient to convey his emotions.
India’s skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, who is currently having a dismal batting run, acknowledged that his side cannot depend on Abhishek Sharma to always provide explosive starts. The captain accepted responsibility for the loss.
“Just pick up some knowledge and go on. We should have prepared a backup plan in case it didn’t work, but we didn’t pursue it. We also added a little amount of dew. However, it’s OK. It’s a learning process, as I said. In the second innings, we discovered how they bowled. We tried to execute in the next game after learning from it. Since we can’t always depend on Abhishek, I believe that we may have gotten off to a strong start, Shubman. He may have a bad day with the way he has been hitting. Shubman, myself, and a few other hitters ought to have taken it.
“I believe it would have been a wise pursuit. But because Shubman was out on the first ball, it’s all right. However, I should have assumed that duty and gone a little farther. However, like I said, we learn and strive to do better in the next game. We just believed that Axar had batted exceptionally effectively in the lengthier format during the previous game. We also wanted him to bat in the same manner today. Regretfully, it was unsuccessful. He batted well, however. However, we’ll see what happens in the next game,” Suryakumar said after the loss.