Fans laud sidearm thrower Raghavendraa for cleaning India players’ shoes to avoid slipping vs Bangladesh

Indian sidearm thrower Raghavendraa, popularly known as Raghu, was spotted running around the ground to clean players’ shoes in order to avoid the possibility of slipping at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma and co beat Bangladesh by five runs in the rain-affected match. 

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Raghu, who is India’s throwdown specialist for years, was going around the boundary ropes to scrape the soles of the shoes of Indian players to enable them to move freely on the wet outfield. He would remove the slush with a  thick brush, and also offer them some water. His gesture was appreciated on social media. 

“INDIA’S SIDEARM THROWER RAGHU IS RUNNING AROUND THE GROUND WITH A BRUSH TO CLEAN THE SHOES OF INDIAN PLAYERS TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF THEM SLIPPING❤️” a Twitter user wrote. 

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“Congratulations India 🇮🇳🇮🇳 great match but this man Raghu Hat’s off to him take a bow man,” another one said. 

“unsung heroes of ICT like raghu…..keep it up brother 🙏🙏🙏🙏,” a third one tweeted. 

Batting first India posted a 185-run target for Shakib Al Hasan and co. Virat Kohli top-scored with 64 runs. Opener KL Rahul made a fifty. Bangladesh were 60/0 after the powerplay. Litton Das led the chase with a 21-ball 50. However, rain interrupted play midway. 

The revised target for Bangladesh was 151 in 16 overs. 

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Due to the passing showers, the outfield was wet and fielders could slip running around the ground. 

Bangladesh managed 145/6 in the end. India, who now have six points from four games, will need to beat Zimbabwe in their last Super-12 match to clinch a last four place. Needing 20 off last over, young Arshdeep Singh showed ice-cool temperament despite Nurul Hasan hitting him for a six and four as he bowled couple of perfect yorker-length deliveries to seal the tie.