Team India broke its 10-year drought of reaching the T20 World Cup final by defeating England by 68 runs in the 2024 semi-final. India's spectacular victory sent a wave of joy among Indian cricket fans worldwide. Indians celebrated this achievement in every street and locality. However, former England captain Michael Vaughan claimed that the pre-decided ground in Guyana was a major factor for India's victory over England. On this, former cricketer and one of the all-time legends Harbhajan Singh lashed out at Vaughan over X (formerly twitter).
Michael Vaughan claims - Venue changed favoured India to win
Following England's defeat at the hands of India, former captain Michael Vaughan tweeted – “If England had beaten SA they would have got the Trinidad semi and I believe they would have won that game . So no complaints they haven’t been good enough. But Guyana has been a lovely venue pick for India.” Harbhajan lashed out in response.
Harbhajan Singh's response:
Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh lashed out in response, tweeting, “What makes u think Guyana was a good venue for India? Both Teams played on the same venue. England won the toss that was an advantage. Stop being silly. England was outplayed by India in all departments. Accept the fact and Move on and keep your rubbish with yourself. Talk logic not Nonsense”
Vaughan raises questions on venue
Vaughan has been constantly talking about a change of venue for the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup 2024. The former England captain blamed the ICC for favouring India with a pre-decided venue for the T20 World Cup semi-finals. He also shared a few posts ahead of the start of the semi-final between India and England, revealing that Rohit Sharma's side were originally scheduled to play their semi-final in Trinidad but the venue was later changed to Guyana. It was being claimed that the decision was taken for commercial interests and higher viewership in India, and that the team would play in Guyana irrespective of their position in the Super Eight. However, in his post, Vaughan also admitted that India were a better team than England on the day.
He earlier shared a tweet congratulating India on their performance in the world cup, saying, “India throughly deserve to be in the final .. The best team in tournament so far .. Was always going to hard for England on this pitch .. India just so much better on lower slower spinning pitches.”
T20 World Cup final:
Talking about the T20 World Cup final, South Africa were the first team to reach the showcase event when they beat Afghanistan by nine wickets, reaching 60/1 in response to their opponents' 56 all out.They will face India, who beat defending champions England by 68 runs to make it to the final. The two will facing off at 10.30am local time (3.30pm BST, 4.30pm SAST, 8pm IST) at the Kensington Oval on Saturday, 29 June.