It might not be happy news for the fans of Jarvo 69, the overnight internet sensation who invaded on the Lord’s as well as Leeds pitch in continuous Test as he is now banned from entering Headingly for life.
The decision was taken by the Yorkshire Cricket Club after Jarvo 69, or Daniel Jarvis (his real name) invaded the pitch on the third day of play during the third Test between England and India.
Just after Rohit Sharma’s dismissal and just before Virat Kohli’s arrival to the crease, Jarvo 69 entered the pitch from the bowling from behind the sightscreen. He was haphazardly adjusting his pads and wore a blue helmet with the same jersey that he had worn at Lord’s with the name Jarvo inscribed on it above the number 69.
An interesting change this time though was the surgical mask that he was wearing under the helmet and somebody from the crowd even threw a bat at him with which he proceeded to take guard before security guards intercepted him and dragged him off the ground.
"Yes, Daniel Jarvis will be banned from Headingley for life. We will also be imposing a financial penalty," a Yorkshire CCC spokesperson was quoted as saying to PTI. "As on previous days, there will be stewards present around there to stop anyone that attempts to get on,” the spokesperson revealed about further plans to curb such invasions in future.
Jarvis, who runs a Youtube channel and claims to be a popular prankster was well received by the audiences around the cricketing circle after he slicked into the Lord’s ground during the second test and started changing the field with his hand gestures, making Indian fiddlers spilt into laughter before being escorted back to the pavilion.