Former England captain Michael Vaughan was left seething after Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup dream went up in flames on Thursday. South Africa demolished Afghanistan in ruthless fashion during the first semi-final as the Proteas won by nine wickets with more than 11 overs to spare, reaching the final of the cricket showpiece for the first time. However, Vaughan unloaded on social media as Afghanistan’s batting line-up fell apart, with the English icon taking aim at tournament organisers.
“So Afghanistan qualify for the WC semi winning in St Vincent on Monday night .. 4 hr flight delay on Tues to Trinidad so no time to practice or get accustomed to a new venue .
. utter lack of respect to players I am afraid,” he posted to Twitter. As his tirade went on, Vaughan floated a conspiracy theory that the entire tournament was handing every possible advantage to help guide India towards victory.
“Surely this semi should have been the Guyana one ...
but because the whole event is geared towards India it’s so unfair on others,” he wrote in a separate tweet. Get all the latest cricket news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now! Afghanistan’s World Cup dreams are done and dusted.
(Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP) Source: AFP Unlike the other nations competing in the tournament, all of India’s matches were scheduled at the same time, with the Asian powerhouse knowing the venue and date for their semi-final in advance..
