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Harmanpreet Kaur's "Pathetic Behaviour" is slammed by India's Great

The phrase goes that the leader must lead by example, but not after what Indian women's cricket skipper Harmanpreet Kaur did in the tied third ODI versus Bangladesh. Harmanpreet's behaviour throughout the match has been highly questioned, with many fans and analysts arguing that the India captain should have behaved better. Harmanpreet let her emotions run wild on the pitch, whether it was smashing her stumps after being dismissed or continuously addressing the umpires for alleged poor decision-making.

Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the International Cricket Council (ICC) have not yet formally punished Harmanpreet, there are indications that he could face a severe fine.

Following the disorganised conclusion of the third One-Day International between India and Bangladesh, former India cricketer Madan Lal criticised Harmanpreet on Twitter and urged the BCCI to take harsh measures.

"Harmanpreet's behaviour against the women's team from Bangladesh was awful. She does not outweigh the competition. She gave Indian cricket a very poor reputation. The 1983 World Cup-winning Indian cricketer tweeted that BCCI should implement very stringent disciplinary measures.

At the post-match awards ceremony, Harmanpreet criticised the umpires and demanded that in the future, India's games will be overseen by local officials.

"A lot of learning from this game," Harmanpreet stated following the contest. "Even outside of the cricket, we were really astonished by the style of umpiring that was taking place there. The next time we travel to Bangladesh, we will need to ensure that we can deal with this type of umpiring and will need to be adequately prepared."They [Bangladesh] batted really well, batted with the situation in mind." They were taking those vital singles," Harmanpreet explained. "We leaked a few runs in between, but when we batted, we controlled the game very well." However, as I already stated, some poor umpiring occurred, and we are really upset with some of the umpires' judgements."