India’s fielding coach R Sridhar brought in one of the fun elements during the press conference on a rain-marred day at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The opening day of the much-awaited ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand could not take place due to the persistent rain and as a result, the officials decided to call the day off. R Sridhar, who attended a press conference, poked fun at Cristiano Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola snub.
The trend got underway with renowned footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, belonging to Portugal, who removed the Coca-Cola bottles following the Euro 2021 games against Hungary. French footballer Paul Pogba was also seen making the same gesture when he removed the Heineken beer bottle from the table. Italian Manuel Locatelli did the same after a Euro 2021 fixture.
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But while all the football players chose to eradicate the beverage Stanislav Cherchesov, Russia’s coach, removed the drink. Meanwhile, R Sridhar became the latest person to join the bandwagon from the sports fraternity to seen the funny side of things on the presser table and asked sarcastically if there were any more bottles to remove for him.
Here is the video of the incident:
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Meanwhile, R Sridhar revealed that they would not be making any changes to India’s playing XI as he backed them to perform well in any condition or surface. The 50-year old stated they have selected it, taking into account the conditions on offer, and asserted they would play in the final.
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During the press conference, R Sridhar said, “I think the XI which has been announced is the XI that takes the pitch and conditions out of the equation. I think it is an XI that can play and perform on any given surface and in any given weather conditions. So that is what I believe this XI is all about which we have put on the park.”
