NEW DELHI: Throughout India’s triumphant win over Bangladesh within the second T20I on the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, wicketkeeper Sanju Samson introduced some light-hearted enjoyable to the sphere along with his knack for languages.
India secured the collection with an 86-run victory, taking a 2-Zero lead within the three-match T20I collection. Nonetheless, Samson’s playful encouragement stood out.
The amusing second befell within the 11th over of the Bangladesh run chase when Riyan Parag was introduced on to bowl.Earlier than the ultimate ball of the over, Samson, who had been conversing in Tamil earlier with Varun Chakravarthy, switched to Bengali to encourage Parag.”Khub bhalo!” – which suggests “excellent” in Bengali – echoed from behind the stumps after Mahmudullah took a single, permitting Mehidy Hasan Miraz to take the crease.
Commentator Sunil Gavaskar, entertained by Samson’s linguistic adaptability, laughed within the commentary field, noting the keeper’s Bengali expertise.
The technique appeared efficient, as Miraz, who understands Bengali on account of its widespread use in Bangladesh, misjudged Parag’s subsequent supply. Coming down the pitch, he tried to achieve a large ball however ended up hitting it on to
Ravi Bishnoi at long-off, resulting in his dismissal.
In the identical over, Parag’s experimental supply was referred to as a no-ball for an uncommon cause. Parag, who was bowling his first over within the 11th over of the Bangladesh innings, tried to vary his bowling model on the fourth ball. He tried a peculiar sling motion, paying homage to former India batter Kedar Jadhav’s large motion. Nonetheless, this try backfired as Parag stepped outdoors the pitch tramlines, ensuing within the ball being rightfully signaled as a no-ball.