Published 17:54 IST, November 3rd 2021

'Whole India behind you': Scotland keeper's unique motivation for bowlers vs NZ; WATCH

An interesting exchange from Scotland Matthew Cross has gone viral on social media after the stump mic picked up his motivation talk with his bowlers.

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An interesting exchange from Scotland wicketkeeper Matw Cross during ir match against New Zealand has gone viral on social media after stump mic picked up his motivation talk with his bowlers. 29-year old can be heard motivating fellow teammate Chris Greaves by telling him that all of India is behind him.

Several netizens picked up interesting incentive provided by Cross to Scotland bowlers as y took to social media to voice ir opinions regarding short exchange.

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Netizens react as Matw Cross motivates Scotland bowlers

One netizen got emotional when y heard Matw Cross tell his Scotland bowlers that all of India was behind him, as that is s reality when it comes to T20 World Cup 2021 campaign of 'Men in Blue.' With India suffering two disappointing defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand in ir opening two games, y need a bit of luck to go ir way to have any chance of qualifying for semi-finals. If any of remaining teams were to defeat Black Caps, n it will help India come back into qualification picture.

Meanwhile, several fans found exchange between Cross and Chris Geaves hilarious as y reacted with laughing emojis.

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Anor user wrote that several Indians may alrey be fans of Cross as y are all cheering for Scotland to defeat New Zealand in this crucial T20 World Cup match.

New Zealand vs Scotland: Guptill helps Blackcaps score 172 runs

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill was on fire against Scotland as he scored a brilliant knock of 93 runs from just 56 deliveries, an inning that included six boundaries and seven sixes. Glenn Phillips played a small cameo down order as he scored 33 runs from 37 balls to help Blackcaps get to a decent total of 172 runs in 20 overs. On or hand, Safyaan Sharif was pick amongst Scotland bowlers as he picked up two wickets and conceded just 28 runs in his four-over spell, at an economy of 7.

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17:54 IST, November 3rd 2021