Watch: Manpreet Gony hurts Jayasinghe with a poor throw
The former Indian pacer, Manpreet Gony has been facing a lot of criticism from the cricket fans after the incident happened in the match between India Legends and Sri Lanka legends.
None of the fans was happy with the wildness of the incident. The incident took happen during the finals of the Road Safety World Series at Raipur.
During the finals of the tournament, Gony threw the ball towards Chinthaka Jayasinghe. His intention was to hit the scare the batsman off of his own bowling. But, the threw was poor and it hurt the batsman as well.
It happened when the Sri Lanka Legends needed 50 of 19 deliveries. Though the required run rate was not less at that stage, Sri Lanka had the match in their control. However, this injury turned out of the game.
The video of Manpreet Gony hitting Chinthaka Jayasinghe with his threw goes viral:
It was in the 17th over of the game and absolutely an important over of the game especially while defending. The batsman, Jayasinghe who was striking good, mistimed the ball back to Gony, who was the bowler.
The right-arm pacer just wanted to hit the stumps and scare the batsman, but he hit the batsman due to his poor throw. Even Sachin Tendulkar was not happy with the throw and reacted immediately after the batsman was struggling in a pain.
Watch the video here:
The fans of the Sri Lanka Legends were not impressed by this incident. Gony's smile on his face after his throw added fuel to the fire. The Sri Lanka players were seen showing their emotions at the dugout.
Even though the tournament was not an official event, it spoils the entertainment of everyone. The fans would not want to see this again in the upcoming tournaments
In the end, the India Legends who held their nerves, went on to win the tournament as they defeated one of the strongest contenders by the margin of 14 runs.
#INDLvsSLL
— Road Safety World Series (@RSWorldSeries) March 21, 2021
🏆 We have our first champions of the @Unacademy Road Safety World Series, an intense final sees the #IndiaLegends come out on top after a close contest against the indomitable #SriLankaLegends. pic.twitter.com/96Fo51pXcA