The Indian leg-spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal received a funny remark on his height from England woman cricketer Danielle Wyatt on the picture he shared on Instagram of the photoshoot for the Indian team with his wrist-spin partner, Kuldeep Yadav on Instagram. The 29-year-old leg-spinner had shared the photograph before India’s first ODI against the West Indies in Chennai, where they suffered a loss by 8 wickets.
Captioning the picture, Chahal wrote: “Making headshots look fun here in Chennai”. Making fun of Yuzvendra Chahal’s height, Danielle Wyatt commented “I think you’re smaller than me” along with a laughing emoji.
While Chahal didn’t feature in the playing XI, Kuldeep went wicketless and conceded 45 runs in his 10-over spell at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. After losing some quick wickets in the early stage of the innings, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer scored the fifties to help the men in blue to reach a total of 287 for eight in 50 overs after being asked to bat.
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However, blowers failed to defend the total as Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer went on to score centuries to help the West Indies chase down the target with 13 balls to spare. With the eight-wicket victory, the West Indies took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Talking about the loss during the post-match presentation, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli said, “We thought six bowling options would be enough. I don’t think pitch changed drastically, they batted brilliantly. The spinners were getting help but they put pressure on our spinners brilliantly. Hetmyer’s innings was outstanding.”
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On the other hand, the centurion, Hetmyer said, “This ton means a lot to me. The last one I had was at the start of the year and this one came at the end of the year. It is always nice to have a smile on the face after the victory. It’s a good feeling because the last time, I got a hundred in India, we lost the game.”
The second ODI will be played in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday followed by the final one in Cuttack.
