Former India cricketer and first-class legend Wasim Jaffer is known for sharing his witty opinions on social media ever since his retirement from the game. Jaffer recently suggested a hilarious recommendation for stand-in Indian coach Rahul Dravid, who was facing a major dilemma after Kunal Pandya and eight other players were ruled out of the second T20I against Sri Lanka. Kunal was tested positive after undergoing the COVID-19 test and eight other players who were in close contact tested negative but were asked to remain in isolation.
The other eight who were in close contact with Kunal were Ishaan Kishan, Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal and Krishnappa Gautam. As close contacts were advised to remain in isolation, India handed their maiden T20I caps to four new players – Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Chetan Sakaria.
While Dravid has to make the most of a lesser team, Jaffer shared a hilarious suggestion on Twitter, where Dravid is asking VVS Laxman to “bring the boys”.
The thread set up by Jaffer followed, following Jaffer’s witty recommendation to ask Dravid to bring his boys.
May I announce the tweet of the decade?? – Dhinjak Damba (@DhinjakD) July 28, 2021
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The second T20I was postponed from July 27 to July 28 after the COVID-19 positive case was detected, where Krunal and eight others were asked to remain in isolation.
Sri Lanka leveled the three-match series after the Shikhar Dhawan-led side failed in the final clash in Colombo. With a side already fielding new players, the pressure was immense and it was up to the experienced players to go ahead and perform well. However, the hosts restricted India to 132/5 and went on to win the thrilling match by four wickets.
Dhawan top-scored for India with 40, while debutants Gaikwad (21) and Padikkal (29) made easy runs. Sanju Samson (7) and Rana (9) were unable to contribute as Sri Lanka had built up pressure after learning from their losses in the earlier matches.
Despite India fighting back to keep the game under control, Dhananjaya de Silva and Minod Bhanuka stepped up and fought back, helping Sri Lanka win and level the series at 1-1.
Keywords – Wasim Jaffer, Kunal Pandya, Rahul Dravid, India Vs Sri Lanka, India Vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I, India Vs Sri Lanka Playing XI, India squad for 3rd T20I.
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