"They Hit On The Head": Jonty Rhodes' Startling Revelation From Hyderabad Crowd Chaos

14.05.2023 - 05:49 sports.ndtv.com

Crowd trouble marred Lucknow Super Giants' impressive victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) clash on Saturday.

As a few decisions went against SRH on the field, fans turned rogue and started to throw objects on the field, prompting the match to come to a halt for a brief interval.

After a report claimed that nuts and bolts were thrown at the LSG dugout by fans, the franchise's fielding coach Jonty Rhodes revealed that one of the object hit their player Prerak Mankad on the head. "Not at the dugout, but at the players.

They hit Prerak Mankad on the head while he was fielding at long on. #noton," Rhodes wrote on Twitter, reacting to the report.

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