During the first T20I between India and England at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, Parvez Rasool made his T20I debut and was handed a new number in typical fashion in a team huddle before the match got underway. As expected, it was going to be a big moment for the spinner. But even before a ball could be bowled, he drew criticism from many on social media for allegedly disrespecting the national anthem.
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Rasool was making his first appearance in India colours in almost two-and-a-half-years. His last match for the national team came against Bangladesh in an ODI in Dhaka that was played in 2014.
In the first T20 in Kanpur, India could only muster 147 when batting first and England found little trouble in reaching the small target with seven wickets to spare.
Rasool, on his part, would score five runs and pick up a solitary wicket while conceding 32 runs. He would strike with the wicket of Eoin Morgan but not before the England skipper had done the damage with 51 runs.
Here’s how the twitterati reacted to Rasool’s indiscretion:
https://twitter.com/raju2k84/status/824690844905181185
https://twitter.com/r0han_1993/status/824635661453914114
https://twitter.com/ImpossibleRai/status/824636205899722752
https://twitter.com/RajSurmal/status/824576011127828482
https://twitter.com/AsYouNotWish/status/824700713804632065
Rasool has come into the team with BCCI selectors opting to rest R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the run up to the series against Australia.
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