WATCH: Ambati Rayudu and Sheldon Jackson’s altercation during Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy


WATCH: Ambati Rayudu and Sheldon Jackson’s altercation during Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Sheldon Jackson and Ambati Rayudu fight

In the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyAmbati Rayudu and Sheldon Jackson got involved in a heated argument during a match between Baroda and Saurashtra on Wednesday. Umpires had to intervene to separate the two. The video of their fight surfaced online and has gone viral. 

The ugly argument started during the ninth over of the match. Baroda skipper Rayudu said something to Jackson that angered the latter. Umpires and other players intervened to prevent it from escalating further. But Rayudu continued to argue, even with the umpires. According to the commentators, Rayudu wasn’t happy with Jackson taking time to get ready to face balls.

Watch the video below:

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Baroda vs Saurashtra

Ambati Rayudu
Baroda vs Saurashtra

Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat won the toss and chose bowling. Baroda put on 175 runs in 20 overs on the board. Mitesh Patel scored the most for the team with his knock of 60 runs off 35 balls, while Vishnu Solanki scored 51 runs off 33 balls. Ambati Rayudu was dismissed on a golden duck. 

Saurashtra replied with batter Samarth Vyas playing like a lone warrior because other batters failed to reach the 20-run mark. Vyas missed a well-deserved century by three runs. He played a 52-ball 97-run knock to guide his team to victory.

In August this year, Sheldon Jackson had shown displeasure after being snubbed for India A squad. He took to Twitter and wrote: “I have a right to believe and dream that if i have performed for 3 continuous season, I may get picked on the basis of my performances not age, tired of hearing this that I’m a good player and performaer but I’m, I’m 35 not 75.”

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