After the third T20I against West Indies, there was a surge of negative comments on social media directed at Hardik Pandya, the captain of the Indian cricket team.
Despite India securing a comfortable victory against the hosts, Hardik faced significant backlash from numerous fans due to an unusual incident.
In the closing moments of the match, as the skipper, he chose to hit a six on the final ball to complete the chase. This decision raised criticism, as the non-striker Tilak Varma required only a single run to achieve his half-century.
A multitude of fans labeled the action as self-centered and strongly criticized Hardik across various social media channels.
Amid the heated critique and ongoing debate, the esteemed former South African captain and cricket legend, AB de Villiers, expressed his viewpoint in response to a tweet by commentator Harsha Bhogle.
Harsha Bhogle tweeted that he found the debate about Tilak Varma missing out on a 50 perplexing. He mentioned that it’s not a significant milestone and apart from a century, there are no notable milestones in T20 cricket.
He also pointed out that the obsession on personal accomplishments in a team sport is excessive, and he didn’t believe 50s should be highlighted in individual T20 stats. According to him, what truly matters is having scored enough runs at a good pace (average and strike rate).
Reacting to that, former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) cricketer, AB de Villiers replied to Bhogle’s with an interesting comment.
Below Harshal Bhogle’s tweet, AB de Villiers, the South African legend replied thanking him for saying it. “Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally someone says it,” replied AB de Villiers.
Meanwhile, Team India is currently trailing in the 5 match T20I series having lost the first two matches of the series. They eventually won the 3rd T20I and there is still 2 more matches to be played in America.
The 4th T20I between the Indian cricket team and the West Indies cricket team will be played on the 12th of August while the 5th T20I match will be played 13th of August in Florida, with both the match starting from 8 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).
