Twitterati lashes out at BCCI after the abandonment of third T20I in Hyderabad

The third T20I between India and Australia in Hyderabad was called off due to the soggy outfield on Friday which has left the fans fuming. The decider was expected to be a cracker as the teams were locked at 1-1 in the three-match T20I series. There was also no rain during the match but the outfield remained wet due to the heavy rains during the week. The only entertainment Hyderabad crowd got was the practice session of Indian batsmen.

Almost 30000 people were left disappointed when the match was called off after the multiple inspections by the umpires. They were also seen having a long discussion with the ground officials and the captain Virat Kohli and David Warner. But things didn’t improve despite the herculean efforts by the groundsmen. However, the crowd enjoyed their time in the stadium as they were seen creating Mexican waves.

Players kept the crowd busy

Indian cricketers decided to have a little fun amidst all the talk of the match being called off. They tried their hand at batting with the left-hand which kept the environment in the stadium buzzing. The crowd got involved into it after watching their superstars having the fun. While Rohit Sharma failed miserably in his attempt, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav managed to put bat on the ball.

However, the fans lashed out at the board for their poor scheduling and not having reserve days for the decider. They were also fumed over the drainage facility of the ground as the earlier matches in Chennai and Ranchi started in time despite rain falling during the match. Some of the users lashed out at BCCI for selecting only rainy venues out of the 49 available in the country whereas few of them demanded the refund for the spectators with interest. The trophy was shared in the end as Australia ended the tour with only a couple of wins under their belt. India won the ODI series but didn’t look as convincing in the shortest format of the game.

Here is how Twitterati blamed BCCI after the abandonment:

If, as was reported, it had been raining for 21 days solid in Hyderabad, why wasn't an alternative venue sought? #INDvAUS #T20Idecider

— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) October 14, 2017

A game called off for wet outfield without any rain during match, says a lot about the need for modern state of art in stadiums. #INDvAUS

— jigar mehta (@jigsactin) October 13, 2017

#HCA has poor Infrastructure. Administrators with no sports sense are ruining the beautiful game of cricket. Shame on @BCCI ! ? #INDvAUS

— Mazahir Rizvi (@TheQambar) October 13, 2017

Such a poor drainage system forcing series decider to call of evn being no rain since afternoon@BCCI #INDvAUS

— Deepak goduhan (@goduhandk) October 13, 2017

Bad scheduling. Whn monsoons stay in South till 15th Oct how could they schedule match in Hyd? Could have played it in North India #INDvAUS

— Uttarabhadra (@SaysItSo) October 13, 2017

@BCCI out of 49 venues in India, selectively all rainy destinations were chosen for t20 #INDvAUS

— Vikrant Yadav (@vikrant235029) October 13, 2017

Occupancy in #HCA ground was 29,851 @ESPNcricinfo. @BCCI should refund spectators with interest. #INDvAUS @DrGVivekanand

— Mazahir Rizvi (@TheQambar) October 13, 2017

Bad decision by @BCCI! #INDvAUS

— CricketIndia (@CricketIndia99) October 13, 2017

2rs ka infrastructure,Stadium maintenance poor management @BCCI #INDvAUS

— SAURAV (@imsaurav55) October 13, 2017

No rain for 24 hr still the ground was wet. This is sheer ignorance of ground person, @BCCI should definitely look into this mtr.#INDvAUS

— Pankaj (@PankyMe) October 13, 2017

Eden Gardens covered. May be BCCI can buy some covers like this for the stadium in Hyderabad. #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/nTP2yW4kOo

— Prabhu ? ‏ (@Cricprabhu) October 13, 2017

@BCCI valo agla match kanpur me rakhiyo ya bhayanak garmi pad ri h ,, isi bhane thodi barish ho jaegi #INDvAUS

— Doctor marlo (@RocketSaiyyaa) October 13, 2017

Don't blame the ground management or so….
It was raining in Hyderabad from last 20 days #INDvAUS #INDvsAUSt20

— Rohith jaju (@jaju_rohith) October 13, 2017