Yuvraj Singh’s tweet is in all the headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. The former India all-rounder had praised Jos Buttler for maintaining the spirit of the game but it was the last part of the tweet that caught the attention of fans who slammed the World Cup winner for ‘jealousy’. Some of them felt that his lines: ‘Some of his teammates should learn from him’ meant for a player: Yes, you guessed it right: Ravi Ashwin.
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The incident happened in the 12th over of the GT innings. Then Hardik Pandya hit a shot off Jimmy Neesham’s ball. The ball nearly hit the boundary when Butler gave his all and stopped the ball, but he made a mistake and stepped over the boundary line, throwing it back. Earlier, the England batsman had admitted that he was unsure and asked the umpire to take it up.
Responding to this, Singh praised Butler for maintaining the spirit of the game. “We still have gentlemen in the game of cricket!!! @josbuttler Other players should learn from him especially teammates!!” He tweeted.
But it was the last part of this tweet which meant that he is probably taking a dig at Ashwin. Fans lashed out at the all-rounder and said that he was just jealous of Ashwin and he should have avoided doing so. Here are some reactions:
We should unfollow some ‘superstars’ after their retirement. We don’t want to create any hatred against those whom we respected so much. Let us erase from our memories those who won us the World Cup and many more memorable matches.- Anupam Singh (@Anupam_MaxFac) 14 April 2022
Especially his teammates.. this Ganguly batch is an incredibly jealous batch.. These people don’t want ICT to go ahead.. His achievements have to stop everything ️♂️ 14 April 2022
If he is talking about Ashwin, it is just a cheap shot. Anyway Ashwin is doing the right thing and is a trendsetter.- Vikrant Naik (@vikrantnaik) 14 April 2022
Especially his teammates.. this Ganguly batch is an incredibly jealous batch.. These people don’t want ICT to go ahead.. His achievements have to stop everything ️♂️ 14 April 2022
What is people’s passion for Ashwin He is one of the smartest minds in the game and people can’t face it
– Nachiket Acharya (AC Nachiket 2613) 14 April 2022
Why so much hate It takes time to earn respect but moments to lose it.- Rohan Mali (@ro21_9) 14 April 2022
Oh, Ashwin dropped him from the Punjab team when Ash was the captain of KXIP, so it’s bittersweet. Keep doing it, keep spoiling your legacy – cheeky (@Lost_guy01) 14 April 2022
The entire incident between Butler and Ashwin dates back to IPL 2019, when the latter ran the former for going too far from the crease. This whole thing later came to be known as Mankading Affair which created quite a stir in world cricket at that time. Fans believe that Yuvi’s tweet is an indirect take on the India off-spinner.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans won the match easily to top the points table with four wins from five matches. They beat Royals by 37 runs with the ball and bat from captain Hardik Pandya.
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