Even after India exacted sweet revenge on England by scoring 68 runs in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup, Vaughn remained unwavering in his resolve.
“If England had beaten SA they would have won the Trinidad semi final and I believe they would have won that game. So no complaints, they just weren’t good enough. But Guyana was a good venue choice for India,” he wrote on X.
However, Vaughan’s post did not sit well with the former India star spinner. Harbhajan Singh The one who gave him a reality check and made him realise the misery England had suffered against India in every aspect of the game.
“Why do you think Guyana is a good stadium for India? Both teams played on the same stadium. England won the toss and had the advantage. Stop being silly. England were outclassed by India in every department. In fact. Accept it and move on. Speak logic, not nonsense.” Harbhajan answered.
As for the match, India batted in a rain-soaked match at the Providence Stadium in Guyana with captain Rohit Sharma scoring 171 for 7. (57) and Suryakumar Yadav (47) Most of the points were scored on slow tracks.
England were all out for 103 in the 17th over, never recovering from their top-class collapse and crediting India’s spin duo of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav with three wickets each.
Vaughan has often been critical of the BCCI and India for their power and financial might in international cricket.
“Well, that’s their tournament, right? That’s literally it. You know. They play whenever they want, they know exactly where the semi-finals are, they play all the games in the morning so people can watch them. At night, I definitely watched it on television in India,” Vaughan said on a podcast with Australian great Adam Gilchrist for YouTube channel Club Prairie Fire.
