Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh offered to replace the missing cricket gear of Ireland’s Niall O’Brien, it has been revealed.
O’Brien’s gear, including six cricket bats, went missing after Ireland’s defeat to India on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. O’Brien gave two bags to a member of ground staff following the game, but when he returned to the hotel he found that one of his bags was missing.
It is likely that O’Brien will be able to source new bats before Ireland’s clash with the West Indies in Mohali, but O’Brien revealed that Singh, one of India’s most high profile cricketers, had phoned him and offered to supply him with some of his own bats, a touching gesture that was not lost on O’Brien.
“I was really impressed that he should take the time and trouble to do that,” he said.
“I’ll likely get new bats in time anyway but it’s great to think someone in another team is looking out for you.”
There have also been further developments on the revelations that O’Brien had damaged the door of the Irish dressing room following his dismissal at the weekend.
The Hindu newspaper reported that Ireland were fined 20,000 rupees (approx. €320) after the incident, although the Belfast Telegraph claimed that the damage happened “when a door was pushed outwards instead of in and, as a result, the bottom hinge was broken”.
Cricket Ireland have not confirmed the name of player involved in the incident.
