After India’s tragic defeat in the Rising Stars Asia Cup semi-finals, Indian youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi can be seen abusing his captain Jitesh Sharma for not being given a chance to open in the Super Over.
India suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Bangladesh A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup tournament and were eliminated from the semi-finals of the tournament. This was a major blow to Indian cricket and the potential of their next generation of superstars.
The India A team featured many IPL talents, but the Jitesh Sharma-led side disappointed Indian fans with their poor performance. They could only manage two wins and won only against UAE and Oman, while losing to both Pakistan Shaheen and Bangladesh A.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi publicly abused Captain Jitesh Sharma.
India have their biggest star in opening batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi who, despite his age, has been a real talented player. Vaibhav Suryavanshi first rose to fame with the IPL and then went on to play a prominent role in India’s youth, under-19 and now India A teams.
Recently a video went viral on the internet, in which captain Jitesh Sharma is seen attempting a scoop shot on the first ball of the Super Over. The incident took place in the Super Over of the semi-final between India A and Bangladesh A in the Asia Cup Rising Stars.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi can be seen in the video where he looks disappointed with his captain’s poor selection after being clean bowled by Ripon Mandal. Suryavanshi can be seen angrily calling the captain ‘f**iya’ (meaning donkey).
,Disclaimer- We do not agree on the authenticity of the video,
India lost the match after tremendous super-over drama
The match then went into a super-over when the Bangladesh A captain completely lost his mind as a failed run-out chance led to his overthrow. Harsh Dubey completed three runs and the game went into super over.
Jitesh Sharma and Ramandeep Singh were selected as India’s super-over openers. Rippon clean bowled Jitesh on the very first ball of the super over. Ashutosh Sharma came as the last Indian batsman and was out on the very first ball.
In the Super Over, India got out without scoring any runs with the target of 1 run. Bangladesh also lost a wicket on the very first ball, as Yasir Ali was caught out by Suyyash Sharma. Jitesh Sharma missed the stumping on the next ball, which was declared wide.
The wide ball sealed the winning runs for Bangladesh as they progressed to the final to be played against Pakistan Shaheen.
Will Jitesh Sharma be retained in the Indian team even after being out of the Asia Cup?
Jitesh Sharma was a part of India’s XI while playing against Australia in the T20 series. He replaced Sanju Samson in the Indian middle order with very few batting opportunities. However, his performance with the bat in the Asia Cup Rising Stars has been excellent.
However, Jitesh Sharma was not at his decisive best when he was handed the captaincy of India in the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament. His terrible decisions even angered youngsters like Vaibhav Suryavanshi and led to India’s exit from the tournament.
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