Snake stops play. That’s what happened on Sunday when India and South Africa clashed in the second T20I at Guwahati. The snake was caught by Digambar Bora, a member of the four-man ground staff team which rushed to the ground. “I am a mechanic, who repairs ground machines like pitch rollers, grass cutters, trolleys, super soppers etc. This [snake appearance] was sudden. Our head groundsman [Mukut Kalita] was not nearby and I rushed there with my colleagues. I caught the snake with a PVC pipe and a rope and then threw it in the drain,” said Bora.

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