As Bus Door Closes On Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fans Flood Social Media With Memes

Ruturaj Gaikwad was involved in a funny incident ahead of India's first ODI against South Africa that took place in Johannesburg on Sunday. While moving towards the team bus, Gaikwad was just about to enter the vehicle before its automatic gate closed right in front of him. For a moment, Gaikwad was left confused. The video of the incident went viral on social media sparking a meme fest. "KL Rahul has blocked Ruturaj Gaikwad entry in team bus after poor performance against South Africa," wrote a fan. "Bus driver after Ruturaj Gaikwad scores 5(10)," wrote another fan.

Watch some of the reactions here -

KL Rahul has blocked Ruturaj Gaikwad entry in team bus after poor performance against South Africa #AUSvsPAK #INDvsSA #RohitSharma #Rizwan #Bumrah #Rinku #Iyer #Aveshkhan #KLRahul #BabarAzam #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/rlKlUm8FLT

Bus Driver after Ruturaj Gaikwad scores 5(10).pic.twitter.com/fplUBMOEdc

Moye moye moment with Ruturaj Gaikwad #RuturajGaikwad pic.twitter.com/TMXXIj3U0w

Meme got real
Bus driver mistakenly closes the door when Ruturaj Gaikwad was about to enter. pic.twitter.com/y2KFfGtScb

It is worth noting that Gaikwad scored 5 runs off 10 balls against South Africa in the first ODI. India went on to win the game by 8 wickets.

Pace bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan set up a convincing eight-wicket win for India in the first ODI at the Wanderers Stadium.

Left-armer Arshdeep took five for 37 and Avesh claimed four for 27 as South Africa crashed to 116 all out.

New cap Sai Sudharsan and Shreyas Iyer hit half-centuries as India needed just 16.4 overs to reach the target.

Indian captain KL Rahul said he had expected India's spinners to play a prominent role on the same pitch on which spin had prevailed in a