Jammu and Kashmir’s all-rounder Parvez Rasool’s debut for India didn’t end the way he would have expected. Not only India lose the match but the off-spinner also landed himself in a controversy.
Rasool was seen standing at ease during the national anthem and chewing gum before the match. The moment was spotted by fans all over and they immediately took to Twitter to identify his act, terming it a disrespect towards the national anthem.
Some of the twitterati even asked the BCCI to take action against the off-spinner.
Rasool made his debut in T20 international cricket and was last seen in Indian colours about two-and-a-half-years ago in an ODI match against Bangladesh in 2014.
Parvez was selected in India's T20I squad by BCCI selectors after they chose to rest their first-choice spin pair of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the series.
In his first T20I match, Rasool picked one wicket and scored five runs as Men in Blue lost the match by seven wickets.
