Vijay Hazare Trophy 2017: Saurabh Tiwary booed by local fans

Jharkhand’s batsman Saurabh Tiwary faced a very awkward situation in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Despite scoring a hundred, Saurabh Tiwary was booed by local crowd as the fans could not see MS Dhoni batting.

Saurabh Tiwary and Ishant Jaggi formed a formidable 4th wicket unbeaten partnership of 214 runs. Saurabh (102 not out off 103 balls; 3×4, 6×6) and Ishank Jaggi (116 not out off 92 balls; 10×4, 4×6) chased the target for Jharkhand and they didn’t requires the services of their captain cool MS Dhoni.

But the huge crowd that gathered to watch MS Dhoni bat, was disappointed when Tiwary and Jaggi finished the match and Dhoni didn’t even come out to bat.

Saurabh Tiwary however took it in a positive spirit and said: “We must understand that they’re emotional as Mahi bhai never played here…Being a professional I did not mind. We were subjected to much more sledging on the field.”

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