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WATCH: Indian news anchor mistakenly names Rahul Gandhi as 'opener' for 20-20 World Cup, video goes viral

This funny accident with the news anchor happened during a show of live bulletin when the tongue slipped and he named Rahul Gandhi as the...

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Being human, we all are entitled to commit a few mistakes in our respective lives. Although, it is very hard to get away from committing any mistake nowadays. It has also increased with the use of social media over the last couple of years. A similar incident has happened with an Indian news anchor who mistakenly happened to name the Indian politician Rahul Gandhi as a player of the Indian cricket team.

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This funny accident with the news anchor happened during a show of live bulletin when the tongue slipped and he said:

“Rahul Gandhi will open the innings for India at the T20 World Cup.” It was the moment when the anchor was presenting a piece of news about the playing combination of the Indian team for the upcoming 20-20 World Cup 2022. The actual name that the anchor was supposed to take was of the senior Indian opener, KL Rahul.

India team captain Rohit Sharma has said that Rahul Gandhi will open innings for India at the 20-20 World Cup: Virat Kohli might also open in a few games of the tournament,” said Anchor on the national television, on air. The video of this incident went viral over social media within minutes of being shared by a Twitter user.

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“Rahul Gandhi will open for India in T20 World Cup: India TV anchor,” reads the caption of the video tweet posted by the user.

Here’s the video:

Notably, the opening is a prime concern Indian management trying to address currently. Skipper Rohit Sharma has also said that KL Rahul will be the first choice to open the innings in a few games for the men in blue. India will start their World Cup 2022 campaign with the first match against the arch-rivals Pakistan on the 23rd of October next month.

Other than the men in green, Indians will also lock horns with South Africa and Bangladesh in the Group 2 of the tournament.

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