India women's captain Harmanpreet Kaur slammed for 'deplorable' behaviour

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India women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur was criticised on Tuesday for being a bad example after she smashed the stumps and took a verbal swipe at umpires in a match against Bangladesh.

Media reports said Kaur could be fined 75 percent of her match fee and is also in danger of a two-game suspension for her behaviour in the one-day international, which ended in a rare tie on Saturday.

Kaur hit the stumps after being given out on 14 and later said the umpiring was "pathetic".

She was then heard telling her opposite number Nigar Sultana to invite the umpires on stage after the post-match presentation, forcing the Bangladesh players to opt out of a joint photo session.

 

Bangladesh-W captain & her team left the photo session after Indian-W captain Harmanpreet Kaur told them,
-“Why you are only here? You haven't tied the match. The umpires did it for you. Call them up! We better have photo with them as well.”

BCB to notify BCCI & ICC soon. pic.twitter.com/PnyEQxoYuC

— SazzaDul Islam (@iam_sazzad) July 23, 2023

Indian women cricket team captain "Harmanpreet Kaur" mistakenly started hitting the wicket with the bat instead of the cricket ball. He could not accept the umpire's decision and losing the game. pic.twitter.com/0ctajdyCxL

— @Sumona Channel (@sumona_channel) July 24, 2023

 

"I have been watching cricket for a long time, but have never seen anyone behave that way India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur did after the game," former women's captain Diana Edulji wrote in her column in the Indian Express on Tuesday.

"She has set a bad example for her teammates. I say that because juniors look up to seniors and this, over a period of time, can impact the team culture," Edulji said.

"It was deplorable to see Harmanpreet call the umpires to pose with the Bangladesh team, suggesting that they were part of the team and playing for them."

Indian men's World Cup winner Madan Lal also blasted Kaur.

"Harmanpreet's behaviour against the Bangladesh women's team was pathetic," Lal tweeted.

"She is not bigger than the game. She got a very bad name for Indian cricket. BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) should take very strict disciplinary action."