“Still crying?”- Michael Vaughan once again complains about Indian pitches, netizens don’t hold back in slamming him

Michael Vaughan claimed India are favorites due to the spin friendly pitches that give India an advantage.

“Still crying?”- Michael Vaughan once again complains about Indian pitches, netizens don’t hold back in slamming him

Michael Vaughan started complaining about Indian pitches once again (Image via ESPN)

After Australia’s dismal  batting display on a tough pitch of Chennai, Michael Vaughan was quick to defend the Aussies. In the fifth match of the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup, India bowled out Australia for only 199 runs. Vaughan blamed the batting performance on the pitch. 

Vaughan claimed on X the only reason India are favorites for the World Cup is because of the pitches. The pitch heavily supported the spinners and batters struggled against Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. The spin trio picked up a total of six wickets out of the ten. 

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In 2021, England toured India for a 4 match Test series and were welcomed with pitches that helped spinners. Batters from both sides struggled to face all spinners and the pitches were heavily criticized. One of the people that criticized the pitches was England ex-Captain, Michael Vaughan. They claimed the pitches were “below standard” as they didn’t offer balance between the ball and the bat.

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Fans not amused after Micheal Vaughan complains about pitches once again

Fans were not surprised after they saw Michael Vaughan complain about the Indian pitches, as he had complained about it in the past. He had kept tweeting about the pitch and when on air, he used to complain on how unfair it was for touring teams to face these spin friendly pitches. 

Michael Vaughan has always been critical of Indian pitches (Image via ESPN)

Fans called him a cry baby, a broken clock and obsessive. Many fans requested him to stop crying again. Fans defended India, saying India are favorites on any pitches and doesn’t need home advantage to be competitors. Others found it funny how Vaughan’s nation won the World Cup on boundary count, but yet he was complaining about home advantage. 

Check out their reactions here: 

https://twitter.com/Gauravg2152/status/1710986410608689407?s=20

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