Wanidu Hasaranga imitates MS Dhoni: Sri Lankan all-rounder nails no-look backhand flick in 2nd Colombo T20I

Dixit Bhargav
|PublishedJul 28, 2021

Wanidu Hasaranga imitates MS Dhoni: Sri Lankan all-rounder nails no-look backhand flick in 2nd Colombo T20I

Wanidu Hasaranga imitates MS Dhoni: The Sri Lankan all-rounder was seen emulating the former Indian captain at the R Premdasa Stadium.

During the second T20I of the ongoing India’s tour of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanidu Hasaranga was seen imitating former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni by successfully nailing a no-look backhand flick.

It all happened on the second delivery of the penultimate over when India vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar (13*) cleared his front leg to hit a Hasaranga delivery towards long-on for a couple of runs.

Just as debutant Nitish Rana (9) was running back towards the non-striker’s end to complete the second run, Hasaranga collected the throw and hit the stumps with a backhand flick without even looking at the target. With Rana comfortable making his crease, there wasn’t any appeal for a run-out.

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After Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and invited India to bat first, the visitors scored a mediocre 132/5 in 20 overs on a sluggish pitch at the R Premdasa Stadium.

Opening the batting with debutant Ruturaj Gaikwad (21), India captain Shikhar Dhawan top-scored for his team with his 40 (42) comprising of five fours.

Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya, who dismissed Dhawan and wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson (7), was the pick of the bowlers for his team with bowling figures of 4-0-29-2. Apart from Dananjaya, Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera and Hasaranga picked a wicket apiece.

Wanidu Hasaranga imitates MS Dhoni in 2nd Colombo T20I

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.