Ravi Shastri faced social media backlash over his remarks
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Ravi Shastri's comment went viral
- Fans were fuming at the remark
- India are playing New Zealand in Bengaluru
Former India cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri found himself in the midde of a storm during the third day of play in the second Test match between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium for an on-air comment for the host broadcaster.
Just minutes after India started their second innings and with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal on strike, the cameras caught a fan eating ice-cream in the stands. Both Shastri and co-commentator Sunil Gavaskar were quick to take notice and passed some cheeky remarks.
"It is hot. You really need that ice cream. But someone is hiding behind. He is a big unit. Where is the ice-cream boy?," said Shastri.
"He is actually hiding it. Because someone in his family must have told him that you should not be eating ice-cream," Gavaskar added.
However, fans were not happy with the comment and made their feeling public after the video went viral on social media.
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Talking about the match, India won the toss and chose to bat first and were bowled out for just 46 runs in what was the lowest score by any Indian team in Test cricket history on home soil. In fact, this was the lowest total any team in the world has been bowled out for in Asia.
New Zealand batters were at their best and posted a huge total of 402 on the board with a century from Rachin Ravindra. Devon Conway and Tim Southee scored half-centures for the Black Caps as they took a 356-run lead.
At stumps on Day 3, India have 231 runs on the board and have lost three wickets. Sarfaraz Khan is unbeaten with 70 runs to his name. Virat Kohli was dismissed on the last ball of the day after making 70 runs. Rohit Sharma made a knock of 52.
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