Exactly a year after India’s defeat against Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, spinner Kuldeep Yadav found himself getting trolled for his performance in the match.
The conversation surrounding India’s World Cup campaign reignited as fans reflected on what could have been a fairy-tale victory at home. In the midst of the conversation, Kuldeep started receiving heavy criticism by fans which eventually led the spinner to take to social media and express his anger over an abusive post targeting him for India’s defeat.
Kuldeep, who was one of India’s best bowlers in the tournament, had an off-day in the final as he wasn’t able to rack up any wickets and ended up conceding 56 runs in his quota of 10 overs.
Unable to hold back on the harsh criticism, Kuldeep hit back at one particularly abusive comment. The post questioned his performance and wondered why no one had singled out the leg-spinner in their criticism of the side in the final. In reply, Kuldeep wrote a savage comeback in which he asked the user whether he/she was getting paid to make such hate posts.
“Hanji kis cheez ki dikkat hai apko , itna pyara likhne ke liye paise mile ya koi Jati dus mani hai (Yes, so, what’s bothering you so much? Did you get money to write such beautiful words, or do you have a personal hatred for me?),” Kuldeep wrote.
India’s unbeaten run in the 2023 ODI World Cup was brought to an end by Australia, who defeated the Men in Blue rather comfortably in the final by 6 wickets. With this huge victory, Australia lifted their record 6th World Cup title.
