‘Playing For Cash Only’ – Niroshan Dickwella Takes An Ugly Dig at Jonny Bairstow
Niroshan Dickwella indulged with Jonny Bairstow over his exclusion on India tour in an ugly banter in the 2nd Test match between Sri Lanka and England at Galle.
Niroshan Dickwella, on Monday, indulged in an ugly banter in the second Test match between Sri Lanka and England at Galle. Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella was seen taking digs at England batsmen Jonny Bairstow and Dominic Sibley.
It is now a known fact that Jonny Bairstow has been left out of England’s squad for the first two Tests against India next month. But then, for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Bairstow has been retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) franchise.
Dickwella took up this issue when Bairstow was batting in England’s first innings and during the 36th over the keeper was heard saying that Bairstow is someone who plays only for money.
The sledge seemed to have an immediate effect as one ball later, Bairstow edged Embuldeniya straight into the hands of Oshada Fernando at slip and the England batsman departed for 28 in the first innings.
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Jonny Bairstow was one of the many senior players from the England team who weren’t named in the squad set to play India in the first two Test matches, Mark Wood and Sam Curran being the others. However, the series will see the return of Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer as the duo were rested from the Sri Lanka tour.
As long as the series is concerned, England won the Test series 2-0 over Sri Lanka on Monday by winning the second Test by six wickets with a day to spare.
As for England’s series in India, the host will take on the English side in their own backyard, with the first Test of the four-match series beginning from February 5 at Chennai.
The last two Test matches will be played at the Motera Stadium in Ahemadabad, followed by the T20I series being played at the same venue. The tour will come to an end after the 3-match ODI series at Pune.
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