Amidst the ongoing first test match between India and New Zealand at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, a video showing a man talking on the phone and allegedly chewing ‘cigarettes’ went viral. spread and get all the attention on Thursday. This person identified as Shobit Pandey, commonly known as ‘Gutkha Man’, was a resident of Maheshwari Mahol in Kanpur. Pandey, on Friday, again came to witness the Test clash at Green Park Stadium with a placard reading “Eating cigarettes is a bad habit”, in Hindi.
Pandey has been the focus of jokes, as he has been trolled online and even celebrities such as Dr Kumar Vishwas and former Indian dough maker Wasim Jaffer have shared memes of him on Twitter .
Speaking to ANI, Shobit Pandey said: “First of all, I would like to make it clear that I do not eat tobacco. I am eating betel nut and am on the phone with my friend who is also watching the match at the same stadium. but in a different position.”
“It was just a call that lasted almost ten seconds and it went viral. The friend I was talking to was the one who informed me that the video went viral. It was like a fire. “, he added.
He added that the only thing that bothered him was that his sister, who accompanied him at the stadium and was also seen in the viral video, was receiving nasty comments from a amount of people.
“I didn’t do anything wrong, that’s why I’m not scared or embarrassed about this. I’m just concerned that some people are passing on bad comments about my sister. And on the other hand, I’m doing this. received countless calls from the media, Pandey said.
Coming to the Test match, New Zealand dominated India in the second day of the first test match in Kanpur on Friday.
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Tim Southee was one of the mainstays for the visitors as he hit five goals to help New Zealand overtake India in 345th place on Day 2. The Kiwis then went on to have another stellar day. when they ended on 029 after a not-so-smooth opening match between Will Young and Tom Latham.
The visitors are currently following 216 runs. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer hit her first ton before New Zealand overtook India in 345th place.
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