Sam Billings won the hearts on the field when he scored a quickfire fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders, thereby won the game for his team Chennai Super Kings. Exactly 24 hours after the game, Billings won the hearts off the field by tweeting about the ongoing Cauvery controversy in Chennai.
The English batsman took to Twitter and wrote that he was feeling very sad about the venue shift, he also added that the Chepauk crowd was electrifying. He was also disturbed by the news of a fan getting badly hurt during the protests. Lastly, he wished that the ongoing controversy ends soon.
He wrote, “Gutted that we have had to move from Chepauk, the atmosphere was unbelievable! Thoughts with the fan who was badly hurt last night, no one should go to watch & end up in hospital. Hope he recovers soon & all issues are resolved. Keep supporting us it makes a huge difference!”
Here’s the tweet
Sam Billings’ knock was highly appreciated by the cricketing world and Bollywood fraternity. Right from Eoin Morgan to Zaheer Khan, everyone tweeted about the thrilling game and Billings match-winning knock. Even some Bollywood celebrities talked about the game on social media.
Sam Billings’ tweet is currently going viral and there are many positive responses that are coming in the CSK batsman’s way. Some felt sad for losing the Chepauk as the home venue and others welcomed the comeback team to the new home venue Pune.
Here are some of the best tweets
The comeback team Chennai Super Kings will play their next game against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. CSK was already hit by Suresh Raina’s injury. However, they will aim to take another victory and stay on top of the table.