Team India star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was seen trying to lip-sync Sri Lanka’s national anthem before the start of the first T20I between the two teams at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. While the whole Sri Lankan team and the backroom staff were singing the anthem, the cameraman panned his lens onto Pandya, where he was seen humming the anthem.
Pandya’s attempt to lip-sync the opposition’s national anthem resulted in him gathering a widespread appreciation for the same.
Is it just me that saw @hardikpandya7 singing the SL national anthem, then? #SLvInd pic.twitter.com/TuALbiRFu4
— Pranith (@Pranith16) July 25, 2021
While Sri Lankan fans felt pride seeing an opponent singing their anthem, one of the users suggested that the hosts’ anthem is so good that Hardik Pandya couldn’t stop himself from humming it.
Here are some of the reactions:
Love Cricket Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya is singing Sri Lankan national anthem before #SLvIND cricket match. Love from…