India continued to dominate the proceedings in the third Test against Sri Lanka but the visitors’ tactics after lunch on Day 2 forced Virat Kohli to declare the Indian innings at 536 for 7.
Just as India looked to set bat and score over 600, Sri Lankan players were seen wearing masks. Also, their captain Dinesh Chandimal‘s constant complaints of “smog” and some players going off the pitch, led to the Indian captain declaring.
There were also plenty of reactions from the followers of the game on the micro-blogging website, as they ﷺwere unhappy with the Sri Lankan players attitude.
Let’s have a look at some of the best tweets:
So these Sri Lankan players are better actors th༺an Jacqueline Fernandez
— CricBoll (@mycricboll)
Sri Lankan Players Are Wearing Masks. No, That's Not Due To Smog. They're Hiding Their Face Out Of Shame. 🙊🤣😂🙏🇮🇳
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja)
Runo ka pahad dekh ke, saans nahin li ja rahi😼 hai.Nautanki kar rahe hai
— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349)
Most negative tactis 𒈔deployed by Sri Lanka,🐷 considering their performance. Very bad display of sports. Real shame!
— Suyash Bharadwaj (@Suyash75)
Shame on Sri Lanka cricketers behaving like kids on the ground. What say . We will soon call your Farce. India declares and your team’s defeat is just around the corner. Go team India and show them how to play cricket ꦿas per rules & regulations
— Flt Lt Anoop Verma (Retd.) 🇮🇳 (@⛎FltLtAnoopVerma)
Good strategy by Sri Lanka to try and escape with a d♛raw by wearin💞g masks.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)
Virat Kohli ne Sri 🤪Lanka khiladiyo ko muh chhupane pe majbur kar diya hai
— Shubh Aggarwal (@shubh_chintak)
Sri Lankan Cricket Players Wearing Pollution Mask On Field
Protesting Against … Demanding His Resignation Delhi Smog— Narendra Sharma (@narendrasharrma)
If I heard and understood right, another commentator on Star says, 'Sri Lanka are hiding their faces behind the mask not because the air is bad but their performance is.'
— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv)
Sri Lankan players are wearing mask now due to 𓄧smog. N﷽ot good for the game.
— Mitesh Jambhale (@mj_sketcher)
16000 ppl including kids don't need mask whereas only few of SL players require them. Not grt sign for a team.
— Arijit Chakraborty (@yoursarijit)
Pic 1: Sri Lankan players at Delhi
Pic 2: Sri Lankan players🐲 at Colombo airport 🐷after this series
— RS (@AwaraRish)
I guess the Lankans will be the first to demand ꦐstopping playꦡ because of smog. Test match abandoned due to smog? 😂😂
— Yusuf Unjhawala 🇮🇳 (@YusufDFI)
