India’s throwdown specialist Raghavendra Dwivedi aka Raghu was stopped by the Nagpur police on Monday from entering the team Hotel in Nagpur. When the team was entering the Radisson Blu hotel in Nagpur police officers could not recognize Raghu and this stopped him from entering the hotel, thinking he was an intruder. It was only after when the photographers outside the Hotel shouted and he was allowed by the police,
“Arey, coach hai who. Team ke saath hai. Bus se utra hai. (He’s a coach… member of the team. He just deboarded the bus.”
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Police mistake India's throwdown specialist for a fan.pic.twitter.com/UZHtsTxJaN
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Selected by Sachin Tendulkar
Raghu was handpicked by Sachin Tendulkar himself as a throwdown specialist in 2011 and is one of the squad’s most experienced members. He contributes significantly to the Indian cricket team as his work behind the scenes has been very critical in ensuring the team’s batting strength. He has also earned himself a spot in the Karnataka state squad. He becomes very popular because of his quality of sporting a smile always as he did in this situation also. He handled the situation pretty well and smiled at others.
What is a Throwdown specialist?
A Throwdown specialist in cricket is a member of the cricket support staff who throws ball at a high-speed to help batters tackle different batting scenarios. They use a sidearm, which is a long spoon shaped piece of equipment to throw the ball at high speed.
