During the first match between India and New Zealand in Kanpur, a video of a man named Shobit Pandey conversing on the phone while eating Gutka — a chewing tobacco mixture – went viral.

Shobit was caught on camera chewing ‘gutkha’ while on the phone, which created a flurry of humorous memes on social media.

Many famous people, including former Indian Cricketer Wasim Jaffer, have commented on the ‘Gutka man’ viral video.

#Gutka King from #Kanpur pic.twitter.com/40CgdiV3pp

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— Bhavya Ho ! (@MeBhavya) November 26, 2021

Shobit, a Kanpur citizen, claimed he was disturbed by all the unwanted attention he received on social media after becoming the talk of the town. In the video, the internet sensation also refused to eat tobacco.

In an interview with an Indian news outlet, he stated, “I would like to clarify that I was not eating tobacco.” I was eating betel nuts and talking on the phone with a friend who was also watching the play from a different stand in the same stadium.

😅 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/JpRSwzk8RQ

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— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 25, 2021

Gutka man statement was like – @RVCJ_FB #gutkaman #memes #kanpur pic.twitter.com/TrXpcYnmep

— Bob The Builder (@bobthe4builder) November 27, 2021

GUTKA Man 😀😀 https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2021/11/i-wasnt-eating-tobacco-says-indian-gutka-man-who-sparks-meme-frenzy/amp/ pic.twitter.com/EhXIj7RCDb

— AMAN GOYAL 🇮🇳 (@CricCrazyAman18) November 25, 2021

Caption this 🤣#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/YSBCaSuTAj

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— India Fantasy (@india_fantasy) November 25, 2021

When you are caught eating Gutka and say it was Meethi supari pic.twitter.com/z7uwGyukUy

— Kaptan Hindustan™ (@KaptanHindostan) November 26, 2021

After seeing the gutka wala guy trending

Ajay devgan be like : pic.twitter.com/nBGcg5jYKc

— RUDRA PANDIT (@Rudra7102) November 26, 2021