WTC final: Indians steamroll a harsh Sri Lankan fan for his tweet on Cheteshwar Pujara

Discussions around Cheteshwar Pujara and his style of batting never come to an end. One of the most dependable and solid players of the Indian team, Pujara is known for his incredible patience and knack for playing long innings, which have bailed the team out of trouble on numerous occasions. Despite being criticized for his extremely slow approach, the right-hander has shown that he pays little heed to public opinion.

In what was another exhibition of his obdurate temperament, Pujara ground out at Southampton against the New Zealand pacers in the World Test Championship final after India made a steady start with both the openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, watchfully tackling the opponent attack in the overcast Southampton conditions.

The 62-run opening stand was brought to an end courtesy of Kyle Jamieson, who got Rohit Sharma caught in the slips, while Neil Wagner struck soon as Shubman Gill nicked him behind, leaving India two down after a strong start. Coming in at three, an unfazed Pujara took as many as 36 deliveries as he drove Wagner for a boundary.

A Sri Lankan cricket fan used the opportunity to take a sly dig at India’s No. 3, as he termed Pujara getting off the mark in 36 deliveries a “tribute” to India’s horror show at Adelaide Down Under during the iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. “Pujara got off the mark in the 36th delivery as a tribute to their “36 allout” in the Adelaide Test inns. #Cricket”, wrote Daniel Alexander.

Quite unsurprisingly, the snide remark did not go down well with the India and Pujara fans, who launched a barrage of mean responses.

Ahh we are sending our B team against your country's team..And definitely they gonna rip ur team apart..Btw where is Sri Lanka in ICC Test Rankings..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/aFPqOuA8us

— Shrey Singh Rajput (@Krish379317689) June 19, 2021

It was a tribute to when Akila Dhananjaya got hit for 36 runs in an over by Pollard. #INDvsNZ #WTCFinal2021 #Southhampton #pujara #NZvsIND https://t.co/xYkODxDzdG

— Bonkers 😎 (@bhhatu) June 19, 2021

Poor guy …we would have missed this gold if he scored at 35 or 37 😄 https://t.co/eqGYI47bLW

— Midhun Das (@midhunazrbjn) June 19, 2021

36 me orgasm milne wala insan 😂😂 https://t.co/NYz85vEbYf

— V (@V2Virat) June 19, 2021

Daniel while teaching his child be like 6 x 6 = Indias lowest total.
They are the reason I am still employed even though I am a failure. 😔 https://t.co/zGWq6GOYuK

— Yash Bapat (@YashBapat) June 19, 2021

Damn your Cricketing stats..That same team breached a fort called Gaabba🔥🔥 against am full blood Aussie side…. https://t.co/IogylEspM5

— SRINI SHYAM (@SriniShyam115) June 19, 2021

What a crybaby. https://t.co/soUW7gMJ16

— Mi!an (@milan_says) June 19, 2021

Looser… There is extra 1 run in Indian Innings as tribute to no of wins by Sri Lanka in last 2 years… Cry somewhere. #Cricket @daniel86cricket https://t.co/kbmZzOHZaZ pic.twitter.com/jmwR9tHrHS

— Ganesh Devuni (@devuni_ganesh) June 19, 2021

This guy is a secretly the biggest fan of the Indian team. Even superfans don't statsgasm like this, so consistently. #DanielLovesIndia https://t.co/sidcijL7VL

— Gautam (@gautammahajan11) June 19, 2021

Is there a vaccine for this disease ?! https://t.co/OtcCBLukco

— ஃ (@DS1285) June 19, 2021

India-New Zealand’s battle for the ultimate glory

The inaugural edition of the World Test Championship is set to end with India and New Zealand’s Southampton affair. Notably, the first day of the game was washed out due to rain and it remains likely that the clash will go into the reserve day (June 23) that has been kept by the ICC to make up for the lost time due to inclement weather, bad light or any other unavoidable reason. The WTC winner will be awarded with the ICC mace and USD 1.6 million.