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Hardik Pandya's men succumbed to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second T20I at the MCA stadium in Pune on Thursday (January 5). Hardik Pandya's men succumbed to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second T20I at the MCA stadium in Pune on Thursday (January 5). The defeat pushed the three-match series to decider which will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium in Rajkot on Saturday (January 6).&nbsp;&nbsp;Pandya, who is leading the Indian pack in absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, weird gesture during the match invited indian cricket fans' wrath as the stand-in Indian captain was seen shaking hands with his teammates even before the match got over.

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‘Hardik disrespected the game..': Pandya faces cricket fans' fury after weird gesture during 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka

Axar Patel's exceptional all-round display was overshadowed by Dasun Shanaka's brilliance as Sri Lanka fought back after losing the first T20I and registered an emphatic win in the second T20I on January 05 (Thursday) in Pune.

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Rahul Dravid brags about India's spin all-rounder's depth after Axar Patel's remarkable outing against Sri Lanka in Pune

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End of the road for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in T20Is? Coach Rahul Dravid drops a major hint on superstars' future

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IND vs SL: Head Coach Rahul Dravid strongly reacts to India's no-ball woes after 2nd T20I loss against Sri Lanka in Pune

After pocketing a two-run win in the series opener, Team India went down fighting to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series at the MCA stadium in Pune on Thursday (January 6). Beside Axar, India's bowling attack lacked strength despite the return of their death overs specialist Arshdeep Singh. The left-arm star pacer leaked runs in his spell of two overs which was loaded with no-balls. The star left-arm pacer gave away five no-balls in total and he conceded a 37 runs in a spell of two overs.&nbsp;Meanwhile, India skipper Hardik Pandya rued India's defeat and said that it was not about blaming Arshdeep but bowling no balls in any format is a crime.

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‘..it's a crime’: Hardik Pandya after Arshdeep's no-ball loaded spell during 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka

Hosts India went down fighting in a high-scoring second T20I of the three-T20I series at MCA Stadium, Pune on January 5.

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Bowling a no-ball is criminal in limited-overs cricket, especially in T20I format.

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Arshdeep Singh goes on a no-ball spree as India equal record for most no-balls in an innings by Test-playing nation

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