The Indian cricket team is currently locking its horns with South Africa in Guwahati in the ongoing 2nd T20I match. While the fans were enjoying some stellar batting performances from the Indian side, the game was brought to the most unexpected halt after a snake entered the ground and led to a security pause.
Yes, you read that right. A snake had unexpectedly entered the ground in Guwahati, leading to an unforeseen pause in the ongoing game. Following this, the groundsmen were seen running onto the ground with snake-snatching equipment and a bucket at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Assam.
The incident took place at the beginning of the eighth over in the Indian first innings. As Keshav Maharaj ran into bowl at KL Rahul, the on-field umpire asked Keshav to stop and pointed towards the mid-wicket region where a snake was seen moving on the ground.
As a result, the game was halted for a small time before the snake was caught and taken off the ground, ensuring the safety of all the players involved before the play resumed. The snake entering the playing arena left Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, and the South African team shocked.
In fact, Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul were even seen sharing a laugh about it while the staff caught the snake. The video of the same has gone insanely viral on social media.
Watch the video:
Snake ๐ in the House #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/CllrcwSfcJ
โ Ashwani JP Singh (@ashwanijpsingh) October 2, 2022
Meanwhile, social media has been buzzing with hilarious reactions to the incident that took place during the game. From hilarious memes to jokes, fans came up with epic reactions. Check out the best reactions:
Some ex-India cricketer has stopped the game.
โ Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 2, 2022
Snake stops play. pic.twitter.com/FIZWcbCMUS
โ Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 2, 2022
Game halted for a snake ๐ It is just like Australian suburb grounds ๐๐ฝ #INDvsSA
โ Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) October 2, 2022
Snake ๐ in the House #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/CllrcwSfcJ
โ Ashwani JP Singh (@ashwanijpsingh) October 2, 2022
Snake: BCCI
Haha richest cricket board โโโ pic.twitter.com/dtyXvnrEwwโ Rajasthani Memer 4.0 (@Memes_Raj) October 2, 2022
Bangladesh ๐ง๐ฉ player enterd to the ground ๐๐
Snake stops play #INDvSA #snake OMG๐ณ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ pic.twitter.com/TxJMrslHFlโ Sumit Prajapati (@SumitPr13923891) October 2, 2022
Even snakes ๐ are allowed in ground but not Pakistani.#INDvsSA #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/AxQEs03HuM
โ Adarsh singh๐ฎ๐ณ (@AdarshRo45) October 2, 2022