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‘Money can’t buy class’ – Fans fume as Harmanpreet Kaur misbehaves during India vs Bangladesh ODI series trophy presentation
Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has become a hot topic after the controversial statements she gave during the post-match presentation of the 3rd ODI. India vs Bangladesh ODI series ended up in a draw after the 3rd and the last match got tied. The Indian team were in a great position before the Bangladeshi bowlers made a brilliant comeback in the game and managed to draw the series 1-1.
Meanwhile, a video is getting viral on the internet in which she can be seen misbehaving during the presentation ceremony and asking the organisers to bring out the umpires also when the two skippers were presented with the trophy. Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana was unhappy with her comments and made her players return to the dressing room.
Watch the video here:
“Bring the umpires too.”
“Why you are only here? You haven't tied the match. The umpires did it for you. Call them up! We better have photo with them as well.”
~ Harmanpreet Kaur pic.twitter.com/VRTEiswxRv
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) July 23, 2023
Some pathetic umpiring was done: Harmanpreet Kaur
Harmanpreet also expressed her disappointment and didn’t get shy to slam the umpires for their poor decisions throughout the series. She said that the team will prepare their mindset and what they will have to face before going on a Bangladesh tour. She appreciated how Bangladeshi batters displayed a brilliant batting performance but things could’ve been different if the umpiring was not pathetic.
“I think (there is) a lot of learning for us from the game. Even apart from the cricket, the kind of umpiring that was happening, we were very surprised. The next time we come to Bangladesh we will make sure we have to deal with this type of umpiring and prepare ourselves accordingly,” Harmanpreet said in the post-match presentation.
“They (Bangladesh) batted really well, batted according to the situation. They were taking those singles which were very crucial. In between, we leaked a few runs but we controlled the game very well when we were batting, but as I mentioned earlier, some pathetic umpiring was done. We are really disappointed about some decisions given by the umpires,” she added.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Send her back to the kitchen this sort of pathetic attitude do not belong in the cricket field
— fahim ahmed (@fahim_ahmed23) July 23, 2023
This is not a good look. That’s poor behavior
— VJ (@VJ0429R) July 23, 2023
This is silly Harman
— Reddy V (@Jameshalpert_) July 23, 2023
How many times ipl lovers could have chance to tell for Mi and csk
— Venkatesh Bharadwaj (@VBharadwaj02) July 23, 2023
This is not done…..
— Gareeb Joker (@badoombaa) July 23, 2023
money cant buy class!
— Jibran (@SabirJay) July 23, 2023
What an arrogant piece of work. More entitled individuals setting poor examples for the youth
— Tom Kempster (@kemps464) July 23, 2023
She's an absolute disgrace. Fine, ban and strip her of the captaincy.
— Shawls 🏏📚🎬 (@Shawls259) July 23, 2023