Ahead of the primary T20 International between India and Sri Lanka, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was seen on cameras singing the Lankan anthem as each the groups lined up for the nationwide anthem.
Pandya’s gesture acquired widespread appreciation on social media as followers from each the international locations lauded his effort.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka gained the toss and opted to bowl within the opening T20 International towards India, which noticed debutant thriller spinner Varun Chakraborty and dashing opener Prithvi Shaw on Sunday.
Senior pacer Isuru Udana has returned to the squad for Sri Lanka and Chamika Karunaratne and Charith Aslanka have made their T20 debuts.
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Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya is singing the Sri Lankan nationwide anthem first #SLvIND Cricket match.
love sri lanka @hardikpandya7 🙏
❤#lka #Cricket #Sri Lanka #India pic.twitter.com/YalsBqLR7p— Sri Lanka Tweet (@Sri Lanka Tweet) July 25, 2021
@hardikpandya7 Sings the nationwide anthem of Sri Lanka very properly… #INDvSL
— Saprem (@Sapremlucky) July 25, 2021
First time I’ve seen a participant singing an opposing track, good gesture @hardikpandya7 #SLvINDOnlyOnSonyTen #SLvsINDonSonyLIV #INDvSL 🦁🇱🇰 🇮🇳
— Air Gunasinghe (@UdiUdz) July 25, 2021
The Sri Lankan anthem is so catchy that even Hardik Pandya is singing it! 🇱🇰🎶
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) July 25, 2021
Hardik Pandya making an attempt to lip sync with the Sri Lankan anthem is priceless.
— Okay Balakumar (@kbalakumar) July 25, 2021
Teams:
India: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kushan, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Krunal Pandya, Buvneshwar umar, deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy
Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Dhananjay de Silva, Charit Aslanka, Dasun Shanaka, Ashen Bandara, Vanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Akila Dhananjaya, Dushmantha Chamira.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
