Overview
- Footage circulating on social media shows Bumrah cautioning a fan to stop recording before reaching out and taking the phone as the filming continued.
- Times of India reported the exchange occurred in an airport check-in line, and the video cut off immediately after the phone was taken.
- Bumrah is part of India’s five-match T20I series against South Africa and missed the third game for personal reasons confirmed by the BCCI.
- He rejoined the squad before the fourth T20I in Lucknow, which was abandoned without a toss because of dense fog and poor visibility.
- Air quality concerns intensified criticism of the scheduling, with Shashi Tharoor noting an AQI of 411 in Lucknow and suggesting Thiruvananthapuram as an alternative venue.