One of the topmost cricket teams of the world, the Indian cricket team performed very well on their tour of South Africa. On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s cricket team is presently being seen as one of the weakest teams in the world. In such a scenario, Indian team losing a cricket match against Sri Lanka was a matter of shock as well as fury for the fans and supporters of Team India.
After losing the toss, the game began with Indian team batting, the very start of which was not convincing. In the first two overs, Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina returned to the pavilion. Thereafter, Shikhar Dhawan and Manish Pandey played well but together, the team could not present a big target before the opponent.
Kusal Perera. Nation.lk
Trying to chase a modest target of 175, Sri Lankan team did excellent batting. Also, Kusal Perera’s splendid performance helped the team win the match.
Apart from Sri Lanka, the other team participating in this tournament is that of Bangladesh. And among all the three, India was being seen as the top contender for the win. But India’s terrible defeat in the very first match of the tri-series came as a huge disappointment.
Let down by the performance of their team, Indian cricket fans could not resist sharing their feelings on social media. Here are some tweets that Indian posted after team’s defeat by Sri Lanka:
Rohit sharma be like.#NidahasTrophy #IndvSl pic.twitter.com/dJ2Xq1y1ZY
— Aditii🎀 (@Sassy_Soul_) March 6, 2018
Both Sri Lanka & Bangladesh cricket board requested to BCCI to drop Virat Kohli from this series just to maintain equality between all the teams.#INDvSL
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) March 6, 2018
Sri Lanka Beat India By 5 Wickets. Meanwhile Rohit Sharma To Shardul Thakur. 😡😠😒#SLvIND #SLvsIND #INDvSL #INDvsSL #SriLanka #NidahasTrophy2018 #RohitSharma #NidahasTrophy pic.twitter.com/73rTeLCkZG
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) March 6, 2018
India should have returned after Emergency was imposed in Sri Lanka #INDvSL
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) March 6, 2018
Rohit Sharma is not only a good captain but also a very good diplomat. He gave this match as a gift to SL on their 60th Independence to bolster ties between two neighbours. – Manjay Bhanjrekar #indvsl #SLvsIND #NidahasTrophy @coolfunnytshirt
— Potemkin Thinker (@PotemkinThinker) March 6, 2018
Gone On Duck. 2 Mins Of Silence For Haters Who Said Rohit Sharma Performs Only Against Sri Lanka. 😈🙏🇮🇳 #SLvIND #SLvsIND #INDvSL #INDvsSL #RohitSharma
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) March 6, 2018
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