'Is ODI cricket dying'- Yuvraj Singh expresses concern; Irfan Pathan comes with epic reply

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh congratulated Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli for their outstanding performances against Sri Lanka in the 3rd and final ODI on January 15, 2022 in Thiruvananthapuram, while also expressing concern on witnessing a half-empty stadium for the clash between India and Sri Lanka.

Team India successfully accomplished a 3-0 whitewash over Sri Lanka, with a world record 317 run-victory over the visitors, to get themseves to a good start to their ODI campaign, provided the ODI World Cup is scheduled in India later this year.

"Bhai pads pehan lo": Irfan Pathan's reply wins the Internet

Taking to Twitter, the former left-handed batter lauded the Gill-Kohli duo for the repective centuries while also expressing concern as to whether ODI cricket was losing its significance, courtesy a half-empty stadium.

"Well played @ShubmanGill hopefully goes on to make a hundred @imVkohli batting at the other end looking Solid! But concern for me half empty stadium ? Is one day cricket dying? #IndiavsSrilanka," Yuvraj tweeted.

Well played @ShubmanGill hopefully goes on to make a 💯 @imVkohli batting at the other end looking Solid ! But concern for me half empty stadium ? Is one day cricket dying ? #IndiavsSrilanka

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 15, 2023

Former India cricketer and Yuvraj Singh's fellow teammate Irfan Pathan was quick to come up with an interesting reply to Yuvraj's tweet. "“Bhai pads pehan lo. Aajegi jantaaa (brother, pad up… spectators will come to stadium),” Irfan said.

Bhai pads pehan lo. Aajegi jantaaa

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 15, 2023

The 3rd ODI was rendered inconsequential after India took an unassailable lead by winning the first two games of the heavily one-sided series. The stadium, which saw a packed house in its only other ODI—a rain-affected match between India and West Indies in 2018, wore a near-desolate look thanks to the lukewarm response from the locals. Only about 20,000 spectators turned up in the 38,000-capacity stadium for the final ODI.

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