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Sa m Curran, the English all-rounder, was spotted on live broadcast, pushing away the camera, in an angry gesture, after he had conceded a 20-run over versus Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup 2023. On Sunday, October 15, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, the Afghan opening batters provided a sparkling start to their team, after the English captain Jos Buttler had put them in.
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran took Afghanistan past 100 in the 13th over, providing a solid platform for the middle order to make hay on a belter of a pitch. During their impressive partnership, in the 9th over, Sam Curran was taken to the cleaners for 20 runs including a no ball, after Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit two fours, followed by a maximum.
Shortly afterward, the left-arm medium fast bowler was patrolling the boundary rope in the 10th over of the Afghanistan innings, where the cameraman panned the lens towards him for a close-up shot. The moment Sam Curran turned to grab a drink, he realised that the camera was too close to him for comfort, which led to him pushing it away from his face in an instant.
Watch the video of Sam Curran pushing away the camera here:
The opening stand of 114 for Afghanistan was broken in the 17th over, when Adil Rashid managed to get Ibrahim Zadran (28 off 48) chipping away to the short mid-wicket fielder Joe Root. Just two overs later, the power packed innings of Rahmanullah Gurbaz came to an end, after he ran himself out for 80 off just 57, which included eight fours and four maximums, bringing England back into the contest.