New Delhi: India’s T20I captain Surya Kumar Yadav shared that he personally apologized to Daryl Mitchell after an incident involving the field. Arsdeep Singh During the recent World Cup finals. He said that his main aim was to show the right kind of leadership and sportsmanship.
What happened during the match?
The moment happened when Arsdeep threw the ball, and it accidentally hit Mitchell’s thigh pad. The incident didn’t go down well, especially since Arshad didn’t immediately apologise. This led to Mitchell confronting him, and Surya Kumar and the umpires had to calm the situation down.Due to this action, Arshad was fined 15% of his match fee and received a demerit point from the ICC. Despite the tension, things were settled later. Arshad publicly apologized after the match, and the two players shook hands at the end of the game. India won comfortably by 96 runs and retained the trophy.
Leadership style of Suryakumar Yadav
Later talking about the incident, Surya Kumar played down the seriousness, saying that such things could happen in the heat of the moment.“Sometimes it happens in the heat of the moment (it sometimes happens in the heat of the moment). At the time, you don’t fully understand what’s going on. But later, I told Paji, that it doesn’t happen. Then he spoke to Mitchell, and it was a light moment,” he told PTI Videos.However, he made it clear that as captain, he feels the responsibility to set the right example on the field. So he personally went to Mitchell to apologize, regardless of whether the act was intentional or not.“He took it in his stride. But it was very important for me to go and tell Daryl Mitchell myself, because as a leader, the example you set on the ground is also very important,” he added.“So I went and said the same to him (Mitchell), if Arshad did it on purpose, I’m sorry. And if he didn’t do it on purpose, I’m sorry.”
Sorry Arsdeep
After the match, Arshad also addressed the incident and clarified that there was no intention behind the throw.“Just wanted to apologize to Mitchell. My throw reverse-swinged and hit him, just wanted to apologize to him for that. It wasn’t intentional,” he said.
