Local media, fans, and former cricketers didn’t hold back after India was kicked out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday. England starter Alex Hales (86) and skipper Jos Butler (80) chased 169 with four overs to go to win the game, the first of 2007. India’s pursuit of a second title has been extended to add a victory at the upcoming T20 World Championship.
“India is ignorant about the ball. Hales and Butler are too good at this Indian offense,” former opener Virender Sehwag wrote on Twitter.
The Times of India said the defeat would not be soon forgotten. “This humiliation will go on for years,” he added. An editorial on the Indian Express website headlined: ‘Why Old School Team India Are Overwhelmed in The Modern Game’,
Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, tweeted: “How to lose” hurts more than losing.”
“I have decided to keep watching cricket after many years. I regret the decision,” said Twitter user Pawan Khera, a member of the Indian Parliamentary Party. Skipper Michael Vaughan said India’s restricted over record was poor.
“India is the worst performing white ball team in history,” former England captain Michael Vaughan wrote in his Daily Telegraph column.
Every player in the world going into the Indian Premier League says how the game will improve, but what has India brought so far?
England’s former limited overs Captain Eoin Morgan told Sky Sports the fight was “like a big boxing match, but two different weight classes”, while Nasser Hussein said in a Daily Mail column that India was “too shy”.
Well, these are all embarrassing moments at the present, the team is receiving due to a heart-feeling loss in the semi final against England yesterday.
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