‘I presume ‘Dil Dil’ Pakistan wasn’t played in Chennai’: Michael Vaughan takes a dig at Mickey Arthur after Afghanistan stun Pakistan | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan wasted no time in any respect to take a refined dig at Pakistan workforce director Mickey Arthur after they have been handed a surprising 8-wicket thrashing by Afghanistan within the ODI World Cup match in Chennai on Monday.

Vaughan took to social media platform ‘X’, previously Twitter, to take a jibe on the South African.
“I presume ‘Dil Dil’ Pakistan wasn’t performed in Chennai at this time,” Vaughan posted on ‘X’

After struggling a seven-wicket thrashing towards India in Ahmedabad, Arthur lashed out on the BCCI for not taking part in the tune ‘Dil Dil Pakistan‘ on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
“Look, I might be mendacity if I mentioned that It did not seem to be an ICC occasion, tonight, to be brutally sincere. It appeared like a bilateral collection; it appeared like a BCCI occasion. I did not hear Dil Dil Pakistan coming by means of the microphones too typically tonight,” Arthur had mentioned.
On the match entrance, Afghanistan’s spirited workforce continued its exceptional streak of upsets, leaving Pakistan teetering on the sting of elimination with an eight-wicket victory.
Regardless of the difficult situations of the Chepauk pitch, Afghanistan efficiently chased a goal of 283, primarily as a result of opening partnership between Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who scored 65 off 53 balls, and Ibrahim Zadranwho made 87 off 113 balls, setting a stable basis with a 130-run stand.

In a sport the place expertise is usually invaluable, Afghanistan displayed their resilience and adaptableness, efficiently chasing down the goal in 49 overs. This victory additionally make clear the shortcomings of the Pakistan bowling unit, which had an off-day and struggled to make an impression.
Though Afghanistan had beforehand confronted seven ODI defeats towards Pakistan, they managed to beat their previous shortcomings by delivering a complete efficiency.

This victory marked Afghanistan’s second win within the match, having beforehand defeated defending champions England in New Delhi. With 4 factors, they now discover themselves within the sixth place within the mid-table standings, making a buzz within the cricketing world with their fearless and spectacular performances.