Colombo Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Asitha Fernando involved in heated exchange
What's the story
The 2nd Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo turned controversial as a heated exchange broke out between India's Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando. The incident occurred after Fernando dismissed Jaiswal for 45 off 53 balls, which almost led to a physical confrontation. The altercation took place while Jaiswal was walking back to the pavilion and Fernando was celebrating his wicket with teammates.
Confrontation details
Here's what happened
After apparently hearing something from Fernando, Jaiswal decided to confront the pacer.
The Indian cricketer looked furious, and the two nearly headbutted each other.
However, before things could escalate further, a Sri Lankan player intervened and escorted Jaiswal away from the scene.
Before his dismissal, Jaiswal had hit three boundaries off Fernando's over, leading to an animated send-off from the latter.
Knock
Jaiswal scores 45
Jaiswal and KL Rahul gave India a positive start after Indian skipper Shubman Gill elected to bat.
The duo added 37 runs before Lahiru Kumara dismissed Rahul in the 11th over.
Jaiswal added another 29 runs with Devdutt Padikkal thereafter. He hit Fernando for three boundaries, but the latter knocked him over.
Jaiswal departed for 45 off 53 balls (9 fours).
Twitter Post
WATCH: Heated exchange between the duo
Here's how the heated exchange between Jaiswal and Fernando played out:pic.twitter.com/9qKOBWpuXG https://t.co/pdSUlVWL4F
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