Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Monday handed Gujarat Titans (GT) their first defeat of the season as Kane Williamson-led squad won the match by 8 wickets. The Hardik Pandya-led squad Gujarat Titans lost their first match of the IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium. Amidst the SRH vs GT encounter, tempers flared when the men in orange were dominating the tricky run-chase as Hardik Pandya lost his calm on his own bowler Mohammed Shami.
Hardik Pandya abusing Mohammed Shami video has been doing rounds on social media in which the Gujarat Titans captain burst out in anger after the senior bowler's ordinary effort in the fielding. Hardik Pandya abusing Mohammed Shami incident took place in the second innings in the 13th over when Kane Williamson tried uppercut, Hardik Pandya. Kane Williamson's uppercut went straight into the air, however, it bounced before it reached Mohammed Sham. The distance between Mohammed Shami and the ball was not too far and had the bowler dived to take the catch, Williamson would have dismissed. However, Shami chose to save the country instead of going for the catch.
As a result, Hardik Pandya burst out in anger and was even caught abusing the senior fast bowler for not taking the catch. Notably, Williamson's innings of 57 turned out to be a deciding factor in the match. Williamson was also adjudged as man of the match.
It is pertinent to mention here that Hardik Pandya had earlier lost his calm during the match against Punjab Kings when he was run out in the last over. He was seen throwing his helmet on the ground and expressing his anger towards South African batter David Miller for his on-field error.
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