'Our own' - Washington Sundar lets world know of 'Raghu' after coach got stopped by Nagpur police

Indian team’s throw-down specialist, Raghavendra Dwivedi aka Raghu, was stopped by the Nagpur police from entering the Radisson Blu Hotel as the team reached the city for the first ODI against England, to be played on February 6. The police failed to recognise the veteran, who stepped down from the team bus with the players and mistook him for an intruder. 

The video journalists present at the venue shouted to let the officers know about the identity of Ragu and exclaimed ‘he is coach’. However, the jovial coach handed the situation with decorum and the matter was resolved. Washington Sundar took to his ‘X’ account and shared to the world a picture with Raghu and captioned ‘Our own’. 

Here’s Sundar’s latest post on ‘X’: 

Jasprit Bumrah out of ODI series 

India won the T20I series by 4-1 and ended the series with a commanding win in the final T20I in Mumbai by a whopping 150 runs. They will play three ODIs against England with the first game scheduled to commence on February 6 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The series marks the preparation for the crucial Champions Trophy 2025 starting on February 19. India will play their first game against Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai. 

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Ahead of the first game, India have dealt a blow in the form of unavailable Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah, who was initially included in the squad has been left out due to his back strain issues and is on the way to recovering at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. On the other hand, Varun Chakaravarthy, who had a phenomenal T20I series, has replaced the star pacer.