{"id":82226,"date":"2024-06-27T06:24:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T06:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/michael-vaughan-blames-afghanistans-semi-final-defeat-to-south-africa-on-biased-t20-world-cup-schedule-favouring-india-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T06:24:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T06:24:14","slug":"michael-vaughan-blames-afghanistans-semi-final-defeat-to-south-africa-on-biased-t20-world-cup-schedule-favouring-india-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/michael-vaughan-blames-afghanistans-semi-final-defeat-to-south-africa-on-biased-t20-world-cup-schedule-favouring-india-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Vaughan blames Afghanistan&#8217;s semi-final defeat to South Africa on biased T20 World Cup schedule favouring India | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-111304516,imgsize-44152.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michael Vaughan blames Afghanistan&#8217;s semi-final defeat to South Africa on biased T20 World Cup schedule favouring India | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Michael Vaughan blames Afghanistan&#8217;s semi-final defeat to South Africa on biased T20 World Cup schedule favouring India | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former England captain <!-- -->Michael Vaughan<!-- --> has raised concerns about potential scheduling disadvantages impacting Afghanistan&#8217;s performance in their <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- --> semifinal loss to South Africa. Taking to &#8216;X&#8217; (formerly Twitter), the former England captain blamed Afghanistan&#8217;s semi-final defeat to South Africa on on biased T20 World Cup schedule favouring India.<br \/>In the first semi-final on Wednesday, Afghanistan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">cricket<\/a> team was dismissed for a mere 56 runs, with South Africa&#8217;s bowlers, notably Kagiso Rabada, <!-- -->Marco Jansen<!-- -->, and <!-- -->Tabraiz Shamsi<!-- -->, exploiting the conditions effectively during the powerplay and spin overs.<\/p>\n<p>T20 WORLD CUP: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/schedule\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">SCHEDULE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Afghanistan tasting failure in their first World Cup semi-final experience, South Africa managed to break a sequence of unsuccessful attempts in the World Cup semifinals, securing a spot in the final against either India or England.<br \/>Vaughan pointed out logistical challenges faced by the Afghanistan team, including a significant flight delay to Trinidad, which resulted in insufficient preparation time at the new venue. <br \/>&#8220;So Afghanistan qualified 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,&#8221; posted Vaughan on &#8216;X&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Vaughan criticized the scheduling of the <!-- -->semifinal<!-- --> matches, arguing that the planning seemed to favour Indian viewership timings, potentially at the expense of fairness to other participating teams. <br \/>&#8220;Surely this semi should have been the Guyana one .. but because the whole event is geared towards India it&#8217;s so unfair on others .. #T20IWorldCup,&#8221; says another post.<\/p>\n<p>Criticising India&#8217;s schedule in this T20 World cup, he wrote, &#8220;They haven\u2019t played one game in the evening at the WC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing ICC T20 World Cup has set the stage for a highly anticipated rematch between India and England on Thursday after the former&#8217;s huge defeat to the latter in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final. 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