During the India vs Namibia match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, one of the die-hard fans of Hardik Pandya crossed the security check to meet his favorite superstar on the field. As the securities chased the intruder, Suryakumar Yadav asked them to slow down.
India began their campaign in the home World Cup season against the United States. They then won their second game against African giants Namibia, whom they defeated by a huge margin of 93 runs.
Indian players did not fail to perform well in either of the two games. So far, players like opener Ishan Kishan, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and captain Suryakumar Yadav have contributed with the bat. Among the bowlers, Indian spinners have been the best with the ball.
Indian fan breaks security check to meet Hardik Pandya
The India vs Namibia match was played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Tickets for the evening games at the stadium were sold in surplus, and Indian fans filled the stands with high energy.
India is often marked as a shared place where the fan base of cricketers is increasing time to time. Modern superstars like Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have millions of fans cheering for them.
As Hardik bowled during the Namibia game, an Indian fan broke through security and entered the field to meet his idol. The intruder was a young man who ran towards the Indian all-rounder and hugged him in excitement.
Suryakumar Yadav asked the security to be gentle with the intruder.
The Indian all-rounder also responded with genuine concern and hugged him tightly. It has often been seen that Indian cricketers have embraced their fans and are very happy with such crazy fans.
Many such incidents have already come to light regarding Indian legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. As soon as the player came running in, the grounds’ security personnel rushed to stop him; However, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav asked him to slow down.
Suryakumar was just being respectful and caring towards the young fan, and he asked the security people to restore his integrity while escorting him off the field. The incident was marked as a gesture of care by Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav and the experienced skipper.
The way Suryakumar Yadav stopped security so a fan could meet Hardik Pandya pic.twitter.com/7aZVpJmgwY
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Hardik Pandya was declared POTM against Namibia
After Suryakumar’s dismissal, Hardik Pandya was sent to bat in the Indian middle order. Suryakumar missed scoring runs; However, Pandya remained patient in the middle phase and relied on finishing the death overs.
After this, Pandya scored his eighth half-century in the shortest format of the game and his third half-century in the ICC T20 World Cup. The master innings of 52 runs helped India with its partnership with Shivam Dubey.
After this, Hardik also took 2 wickets in his four over spell. After finishing the match as India’s top all-rounder, he was awarded the Player of the Match award in the game.
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