Michael Vaughan blames Afghanistan’s semi-final defeat to South Africa on biased T20 World Cup schedule favouring India | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

Michael Vaughan blames Afghanistan’s semi-final defeat to South Africa on biased T20 World Cup schedule favouring India | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has raised issues about potential scheduling disadvantages impacting Afghanistan’s efficiency of their T20 World Cup semifinal loss to South Africa. Taking to ‘X’ (previously Twitter), the previous England captain blamed Afghanistan’s semi-final defeat to South Africa on on biased T20 World Cup schedule favouring India.
Within the first semi-final on Wednesday, Afghanistan’s cricket workforce was dismissed for a mere 56 runs, with South Africa’s bowlers, notably Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, and Tabraiz Shamsi, exploiting the circumstances successfully through the powerplay and spin overs.

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With Afghanistan tasting failure of their first World Cup semi-final expertise, South Africa managed to interrupt a sequence of unsuccessful makes an attempt within the World Cup semifinals, securing a spot within the ultimate in opposition to both India or England.
Vaughan identified logistical challenges confronted by the Afghanistan workforce, together with a major flight delay to Trinidad, which resulted in inadequate preparation time on the new venue.
“So Afghanistan certified for the WC semi, successful in St Vincent on Monday night time .. four hr flight delay on Tues to Trinidad so no time to follow or get accustomed to a brand new venue .. utter lack of respect to gamers, i’m afraid,” posted Vaughan on ‘X’.

Moreover, Vaughan criticized the scheduling of the semifinal matches, arguing that the planning appeared to favour Indian viewership timings, doubtlessly on the expense of equity to different collaborating groups.
“Absolutely this semi ought to have been the Guyana one .. however as a result of the entire occasion is geared in direction of India it is so unfair on others .. #T20IWorldCup,” says one other put up.

Criticising India’s schedule on this T20 World cup, he wrote, “They haven’t performed one recreation within the night on the WC.”

The continuing ICC T20 World Cup has set the stage for a extremely anticipated rematch between India and England on Thursday after the previous’s big defeat to the latter within the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final. That match noticed England safe a commanding victory, prompting a strategic shift in India’s strategy to T20 cricket.