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Elephant plays cricket with group of men in village. Viral video divides Internet

Elephant plays cricket with group of men in village. Viral video divides Internet

India Today
Monday, May 10, 2021 04:02:16 AM UTC

A video of an elephant playing cricket with a group of men has gone viral on social media. The internet is divided.

A video of an elephant playing cricket with a group of men has gone viral on social media and netizens shared their diverse opinions in response to the clip. While some of the users enjoyed the video, others weren’t in favour of it. The 30-second video was posted to Twitter by an account called Gannuprem and has been viewed over 6 lakh times so far. Have you seen an elephant playing cricket? Well he is better than many international players.pic.twitter.com/WrJhnYTboW Elephants don’t naturally do stunts. This is sad, it’s not entertaining People don’t realise how animals come to be in this situation. Being trapped and forced, usually with punishment until they follow instructions, to do these ridiculous stunts so people can profit from them. And how much abuse was needed to “train” him to do this I am taking you in auction for next IPL! #TeamGannuu An elephant trunk has up to 40,000 muscles.For perspective, the human has more than 600 muscles in the entire body.Now think about a controlled, fine, movement. Elephants Gannu apna bada ho ke cricketer banegalekin ab ye or kitna bada hoga Tum to bade heavy cricketer ho yaar Hits it further AND quicker between the wickets than @andyc203 How cute..meko bhi khelna hai gannu ke sath Such is the beauty of cricket in India...A true Gentleman sport I could watch this all day...wish it were a live channel — Gannuprem (@Gannuuprem) May 8, 2021 — BS91387 (@BSB4BC) May 8, 2021 — Katie (@LuxMeaMundiAM) May 8, 2021 — Emily (@emilyluvsboston) May 8, 2021 — / /Ashwin Gandhi (@PantryCar) May 8, 2021 — Alf (@GordonShumway66) May 8, 2021 — Mukesh Mishra (@MukeshM80217333) May 8, 2021 — Utsav (@im__utsav) May 8, 2021 — Tim Curteis (@TimCurteis) May 8, 2021 — pals (@pals1234567) May 8, 2021 — Aditya Amrut Pawar (@AdityaAmrutPawa) May 9, 2021 In the clip, the elephant held a stick with his trunk and played cricket with a group of men in a village. The elephant hit the ball with the stick as one of the men threw it towards him.
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