Indian National Cricket Team all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel had a strange moment ahead of the start of the first T20I against the South African National Cricket Team. The match between the two teams takes place at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban.
Before the start of the first T20I between the teams, a technical glitch occurred during the playing of the Indian national anthem. The players were confused by this, but the funniest reaction came from the team’s senior players Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel.
Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel were seen laughing as the Indian national anthem was played. As all the other players focused on singing the anthem, two all round smiles were displayed.
Hardik Pandya and Akhar laugh as the Indian national anthem stands between them due to a malfunction
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Technical problems while playing India’s national anthem in South Africa #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/zERCrEi3DV
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Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel are playing their first match after a while. While the spin bowling all-rounder was part of the Test squad when the fast bowling all-rounder last played against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team, he failed to get the game and has been bench-warming ever since. T20 World Cup 2024.
India did not start well with the bat in the ongoing game
India have been asked to bat first in the ongoing game against South Africa National Cricket Team. Ever since Suryakumar Yadav was appointed as the team captain, the Men in Blue have looked like a completely different team as all they believe in is getting the ball out of the half.
India did not start well with the bat in the ongoing game. They lost Abhishek Sharma early as the batter perished after scoring 7 runs as he was dismissed by Gerald Coetzee. But after that, Sanju Samson and skipper Suryakumar Yadav put the opponent under pressure.
With the kind of starts they have provided, the onus will be on Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel to finish the innings on a high. The duo will also be important for the team with the ball as they have been in top form of late in the shortest format of the game.
11th match between India and South Africa for the first T20I
Here is the playing XI of India and South Africa for the first T20I
South Africa (Playing 11): Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Ngabayomzi Peter
India (Playing 11): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
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