In the semi-final game against England, the Indian team’s performance was so poor that their loss was not just any loss. It’s a humiliating loss by 10 wickets. After the Men in Blue hitters had trouble getting going during Thursday’s T20 World Cup semifinal match against England, Hardik Pandya’s blazing 63 off 33 gave the Indian camp new energy.
But as English openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales started chasing India’s 169-run total, that joy was short-lived. In the game, Indian bowlers played extremely poorly. Because of this, Buttler (80*) and Hales (86*) lit up the sky with merciless fours and sixes as they pillaged the Indian bowling attack in every nook and cranny of the enormous Adelaide Oval.
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With an extremely poor performance, the Indian team’s journey at the T20 World Cup 2022 has come to a brutal end
As the dreams of millions of cricket fans in India were crushed on Thursday, social media platforms were flooded with emotions from the cricket fans, with some being furious and sad while others recognizing that it was only a game and that England outplayed India.
Not only, normal cricket fans, but also many veteran politicians, industrialists, Bollywood celebrities, and other public personalities also expressed their emotions on social media. Among them is industrialist Anand Mahindra, the chairman of the Mahindra Group.
Anand Mahindra expressed his unhappiness with the performance of the Indian squad in a tweet
Taking to Twitter, he wrote,
It’s not the losing that hurts, but the manner of losing… The shifting winds of sport can be cruel… Well, we’ll look at it as just another opportunity to Rise…
It’s not the losing that hurts, but the manner of losing…
The shifting winds of sport can be cruel…
Well, we’ll look at it as just another opportunity to Rise… https://t.co/TwQGtBX0Sq— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) November 10, 2022
Over 7,000 people have liked the tweet so far, which ended with a message of optimism. After the tweet, there were both positive and negative comments about the Indian men’s cricket squad.
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Have a look at some of the reactions:
It’s like clearing prelims. Then mains. Just when expectation was running high, a resounding rout in personality test. No idea about what was being asked. Not a single question answered.
Now back to prelims. 🤦♂️🤦♂️.
Next attempt. https://t.co/9tWkMAXLdO— Shabbir A Bashir (@ShabbirABashir1) November 10, 2022
Our cricket team appears to be doing well because
1. Very few nations play this game as religiously as we do
2. It the richest body thanks to the sponsors / fans
If 100 odd nations start playing cricket, we would be just about as good as our football team. https://t.co/FPruP0Gr1k
— Knotty Commander (@KnottyCommander) November 11, 2022
Lost is acceptable but not this lost, someone should be responsible and everyone know who is responsible… https://t.co/DBdDfpd90T
— Rishi dholia (@rishidholia) November 10, 2022
Sir now cricketers are not like old one !!
They only for Ads and promoting the diffrent diffrent gamblings apps to our young generation,
England did same with them !!
Eng – aap dream 11 pe team bana lo hamlog final khel lete hai !!#effortless#Shameless
Worst captaincy @ImRo45 https://t.co/7lZrp4vZ9E— Gaurav kumar (@GtgGaurav) November 10, 2022
Since winning the first competition in 2007, the loss ensured that India’s quest for a T20 World Cup championship remained. India last claimed an ICC championship in 2013, defeating England in the Champions Trophy final.
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India has since lost in the semifinals of two ICC World Cups, one Champions Trophy final, two T20 World Cup semifinals, and one T20 World Cup.
Now, after India’s loss, England will now face Pakistan in the World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 13. According to recent sources, Melbourne’s weather forecast presently calls for rain on both the finale day and the reserve day, or November 14, which is another recent development. More than 90.000 spectators are expected to see the game.
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