New Delhi, July 16 -- In one of the unfortunate incidents in cricket, Shreyas Iyer's shot hit a seagull at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff during India's second ODI against England on Thursday. The incident took place on the third ball of the 33rd over bowled by England pacer Saqib Mahmood.

The English speedster pitched a length ball on outside the off-side stump, to which Shreyas drove it on the up. The ball hit the bird at the cover region and rolled to sweeper cover to ben Duckett. While Shreyas and Washington Sundar completed a run by then, the incident paused the game for a little.

However, it was England opener Jacob Bethell, who took the initiative to pick the injured bird up with his both hands and handed over to a steward near the ro...