Cricket fans around the world did not get an expected end to the India vs Australia T20I series as Hyderabad T20I got called off due to wet outfield. The Umpires had a long discussion after every inspection as they strolled around the park checking whether the ground is fit to play or not. After numerous inspections and discussions with match referees and both the captains, the Umpires decided to call off the match without a ball being balled. It was disheartening for the fans who turned up in huge numbers waiting for even a rain-curtailed match.
The only entertainment Hyderabad crowd got was the practice session of Indian batsmen. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya decided to have a little fun of their own when the match was delayed. They tried their hand at left-handed batting trying to hit the ball as hard as they can.
Sharma failed miserably as switch-hitting is clearly not his forte. Kohli, Pandya and Dhoni took their time to get into the groove while Jadhav was spot on from the beginning hitting the ball as if he was a left-handed batsman. This was the closest Hyderabad fans got to any action as the series decider was abandoned.
Twitter reactions were bound to come as fans were disappointed in the management for not able to conduct at least a rain-curtailed match. They blamed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the abandoned T20I.
#HCA has poor Infrastructure. Administrators with no sports sense are ruining the beautiful game of cricket. Shame on @BCCI ! #INDvAUS
— Mazahir Rizvi (@TheQambar) October 13, 2017
Such a poor drainage system forcing series decider to call of evn being no rain since afternoon@BCCI #INDvAUS
— Deepak goduhan (@goduhandk) October 13, 2017
Bad scheduling. Whn monsoons stay in South till 15th Oct how could they schedule match in Hyd? Could have played it in North India #INDvAUS
— Uttarabhadra (@SaysItSo) October 13, 2017
@BCCI out of 49 venues in India, selectively all rainy destinations were chosen for t20 #INDvAUS
— Vikrant Yadav (@vikrant235029) October 13, 2017
Occupancy in #HCA ground was 29,851 @ESPNcricinfo. @BCCI should refund spectators with interest. #INDvAUS @DrGVivekanand
— Mazahir Rizvi (@TheQambar) October 13, 2017
Bad decision by @BCCI! #INDvAUS
— CricketIndia (@CricketIndia99) October 13, 2017
2rs ka infrastructure,Stadium maintenance poor management @BCCI #INDvAUS
— SAURAV (@imsaurav55) October 13, 2017
No rain for 24 hr still the ground was wet. This is sheer ignorance of ground person, @BCCI should definitely look into this mtr.#INDvAUS
— Pankaj (@PankyMe) October 13, 2017
Eden Gardens covered. May be BCCI can buy some covers like this for the stadium in Hyderabad. #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/nTP2yW4kOo
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) October 13, 2017
@BCCI valo agla match kanpur me rakhiyo ya bhayanak garmi pad ri h ,, isi bhane thodi barish ho jaegi #INDvAUS
— Doctor marlo (@RocketSaiyyaa) October 13, 2017
There was someone who came to BCCI’s aid as well-
Don’t blame the ground management or so….
It was raining in Hyderabad from last 20 days #INDvAUS #INDvsAUSt20— Rohith jaju (@jaju_rohith) October 13, 2017
Australian skipper David Warner and Kohli will be sharing the trophy as there was no reserve day for the final T20I. Once again Ashish Nehra could not play in the T20I after making a comeback into the squad. Nehra announced his retirement on October 12 and will be playing his final game on November 1 against New Zealand at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi.
