India national cricket team all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel were involved in a strange moment before the start of the first T20I against the South Africa national cricket team. The match between the two teams will take place at Durban’s Kingsmead.
Before the start of the first T20I between the teams, there was a technical problem when the Indian anthem was playing. The players were left confused because of it, but the funniest reaction came from the team’s senior players, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel.
Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel were seen laughing hilariously when the Indian national anthem was interrupted in the middle. While all the other players were focused on singing the anthem, two all-rounders were seen laughing shamelessly.
Hardik Pandya and Axar laugh as Indian national anthem stops due to glitch
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Technical problems playing the Indian national anthem in South Africa #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/zERCrEi3DV
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Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel are playing the first match after a while. While the pace bowling all-rounder last played in the series against the Bangladesh national cricket team, the spin bowling all-rounder has been a part of the Test team but has not been able to get the game and has been warming the bench since the 2024 T20 World Cup.
India did not get off to a great start with the bat in the ongoing game.
India has been asked to bat first in the ongoing game against the South Africa National Cricket Team. Ever since Suryakumar Yadav was named team captain, the Men in Blue look like a completely different team as the only thing they have believed in is hitting the ball outside the box.
India did not get off to a good start with the bat in the ongoing game. They lost Abhishek Sharma early as the batsman died after scoring 7 runs when Gerald Coetzee removed him. However, after that, Sanju Samson and captain Suryakumar Yadav put pressure on the opposition.
With the kind of start they have given, the onus of finishing the innings will fall on Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel. 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.
Playing XI of India and South Africa for the first T20I
Here is India and South Africa’s playing XI for the first T20I
South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Peter Nqabayomzi
India (Playing XI): 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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