The first T20I of the year 2020 was called-off in Guwahati on Sunday.꧂ The series opener between India and Sri Lanka was scheduled to begin at 7 PM IST but was de💧layed due to rain after the toss.
In the beginning, it just looked like a passing shower, but then𝄹 it was pouring down minutes. Around 8 PM though the heavens relented, the rain had already affected the state of the pitch with wet patches.
Just when the ground staff started its repair work, the rain returned to make things worse. This time though, more care was taken with an extra cover being placed on the 22 yards. However, the damage was already done, and when it all cleared around 8.45 PM, the ground staff much to everyone’s surprise brought out the hair-dryer, steam iron, and vacuum cleaner to dry the wet patches on the pitch.
Twitterati brutally𒊎 trolled the match officials and lashed out at the grꦕoundsmen for not using the proper equipments to ready the pitch.
Earlier, Indian captain Vir🍸at Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Here’s is Twitter reacted:
The hair dryer and steam iron are being used now to dry the pitch. Sꩲri Lanka should have taken R Premadasa stadium rain covers to India 🇱🇰🏏
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen)
Vacuum cleaner, hairdryer, iron… every single thing from a common man's home is currently being used to dry the dampened pitch at Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati. Hats off to the hard work
— Aakash Biswas (@aami_aakash)
Such a powerful hair-dryer…. Indian jugaad! 🤣🤣
— Tridib Baparnash ॐ (@TridibIANS)
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1980 – will have flying cars in 2020
2020 – drying pitch with hair dryer
— dp (@_dp912)
Anushka Bhabhi wala H🌺air dryer lakar sukhwao isko.. 😜😜
— Anshu K Deipak (@AKDeipak)
Hair d🌼ryer, steam iron , vacuum cleaner and what not for the wet patch on the slot reg🗹ion of the pitch to dry 😀
— Devansh (@devanshot)
Hair dryer ? seriously ? What a shame !
— Naveen (@_naveenish)
Hair dryer and iron (Yes the one used for ironing clothes) depꦫloyed to dry the pitch. LOL. Unprece♋dented.
On serious note, heads need to roll at
— Gaurav Chattur (@chatturg)
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