Nidahas Trophy Final: Sunil Gavaskar’s Nagin dance irked Bangladesh fans

It was the serpent dance or popularly known as Nagin dance which was performed by Bangladeshi player after claiming victory against the host Sri Lanka.

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Nidahas Trophy Final: Sunil Gavaskar’s Nagin dance irked Bangladesh fans

Sunil Gavaskar’s Nagin dance irked Bangladesh fans(Source - file pic)

It was not only the stellar performance by Dinesh Karthik in the Finals of the Nidahas Trophy 2018 which helped India to clinch the match and the series as well but there was also a little dance show from the legend Sunil Gavaskar that won hearts of millions of cricket fans.

It was the serpent dance or popularly known as Nagin dance which was performed by Bangladeshi player after claiming victory against the host Sri Lanka.

When Rohit Sharma was smashing boundaries all over the stadium, Sunil Gavaskar, who was sitting in the commentator box along with Brett Lee and Aamir Sohail broke into an impromptu dance.

The team was chasing the target of 167 and India was at 82 after a loss of 2 wickets in 9.1 overs. Indian skipper was out there in the middle playing at 47 and later was scalped by Nazmul Islam at 56.

In the end, India snatched win out of the hands of Bangladesh and won by 4 wickets with the help of stellar innings by wicket keeper Dinesh Karthik. He smashed huge SIX on the last ball of the match to secure victory.

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