‘This India will fight and reply’: Yashasvi Jaiswal's comment goes viral after Asitha Fernando spat

Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando celebrates after taking the wicket of India's Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal responded to a Cricbuzz video featuring Harsha Bhogle, titled ‘Did Jaiswal cross the line?’ by saying, ‘If you don’t know what he said, please don’t make your judgment if anyone crosses the line; we need to let them know this India will fight and reply.’ The viral comment followed a heated confrontation between Jaiswal and Fernando after Jaiswal was dismissed for 45 runs in the first session. Fernando gave Jaiswal a send-off, prompting Jaiswal to confront him, resulting in physical contact and intervention by Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva. India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak acknowledged Jaiswal’s actions were inappropriate but suggested the confrontation may have stemmed from emotional reactions in the heat of the moment.