India vs New Zealand: Man dies in Kolkata after India lost to New Zealand

  • | Thursday | 11th July, 2019

In the first semifinal of the ICC World Cup 2019, New Zealand knocked out India from the tournament. The match was heading towards a thrilling finish courtesy of Jadeja and MS Dhoni as India had staged a brilliant comeback but it was not enough. First Jadeja threw his wicket away and then former skipper Dhoni was run out in order to keep the strike after a brilliant throw to end India`s hope.

In the first semifinal of the ICC World Cup 2019, New Zealand knocked out India from the tournament. The match was heading towards a thrilling finish courtesy of Jadeja and MS Dhoni as India had staged a brilliant comeback but it was not enough. First Jadeja threw his wicket away and then former skipper Dhoni was run out in order to keep the strike after a brilliant throw to end India`s hope.

. And MS Dhoni’s dismissal was so hard to take for one fan in Kolkata that he died. A cycle shop owner died while watching the game. According to Times of India, Srikanta Maity (33) collapsed in his shop immediately after MS Dhoni got out. He was watching the match on his phone. He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

“We rushed to his help on hearing a loud thud. We saw him lying unconscious on the floor. We took him to Khanakul hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival,” a man told the news outlet.


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