‘Trophy jitna ye khud hai?’ – Fans react as Temba Bavuma was seen sleeping during captain’s day in ODI World Cup 2023
Ravi Shastri acted as the host to the show.
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Oct 4, 2023 5:09 pm
The ODI World Cup 2023 is set to start in a day. The finalists of the 2019 ODI World Cup, New Zealand and England, will take on each other in the inaugural match of the tournament. Before the start of the big tournament, the captain’s day was held, which was basically the press conference of all the captains, along with the photoshoot. In the event, Temba Bavuma was seen as sleepy, which did not go well with the fans.
All the captains of the teams participating in the tournament took part in the event. Former World Cup winner Ravi Shastri acted as the host of the show. Shastri called Eoin Morgan, the winning captain of the 2019 ODI World Cup, to jointly host the show. Shastri later invited all the captains one by one. All the captains arrived at the show for the press conference.
Scott Edwards, the captain of the Netherlands, and Hashamtullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, were jointly invited first to take part in the event. Following that, Shastri invited the two Asian Captains, Shakib Al Hasan and Dasun Shanaka, the captains of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the show. The captains were later asked a few general questions by the hosts.
Temba Bavuma (Source: Twitter)
South African skipper Temba Bavuma seen sleepy in the show
Following the two Asian captains, the captains of two of the strongest teams in the World Cup, Pat Cummins and Temba Bavuma, the leaders of Australia and South Africa, were invited to the event. The two captains entered the stage gracefully and sat in their respective positions. Then the captains of two of the biggest cricket-mad nations were invited to the show by Shastri.
Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam, the captains of India and Pakistan respectively, came to the show. Following it, Kane Williamson and Jos Buttler came to the show. During the event, the South African captain Bavuma was visibly tired and felt sleepy. It is to be noted that the players are often tired in a long cricket season, considering frequent travelling, practice sessions, jet lags, workload management, and other factors.
