Fans question ICC’s biased Tweet

India and South Africa played against each other in what turned out to be a virtual quarter-final clash on Sunday at The Oval in London. In the end, defending champions India won the game by 8 wickets with 72 balls to spare as South Africa succumbed for the umpteenth time in a high-voltage game.

The Proteas were well placed in the 29th over at 140 for 2. What followed next is exactly the reason why they got the tag of ‘chokers’. Faf du Plessis hit one straight to point and De Villiers, who was at the other end, went for the run but fell short by a fair distance to be run out. In the very next over, du Plessis was again involved in a run-out. He called David Miller for a run and then stopped and took a U-turn which got both batsmen at the same end. Eventually, Miller had to make the long walk back as du Plessis had got back in the crease.

Being a part of two run outs in 5 balls got to du Plessis. Four overs later, he chopped one back straight onto his stumps off Pandya to be bowled for 36. The game had tilted on its head within five overs thanks to some ordinary communication between batsmen.

Post du Plessis’ dismissal, the Twitter handle of ICC tweeted a meme for the No. 3 batsman’s performance on the pitch.

? #INDvSA #CT17 pic.twitter.com/pflZ66zApA

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

This tweet did not go down well with the fans as they thought that the ICC shouldn’t be biased towards one of the teams.

Wow, bias much?

— Matthew John Dunk (@LegBreakGoogly1) June 11, 2017

One fan termed this an ‘unprofessional’.

Unprofessionalism at its best! #INDvSA #CT17

— Pams (@Pami1090) June 11, 2017

Another fan was quick to troll ICC.

Indian Cricket Council

— विश्वजित 🙂 (@pandey_bishow) June 11, 2017

@ICC tweeting on behalf of @BCCI and trolling @OfficialCSA
Can some one imagine this from @FIFAcom ?

— Loshan ARVLOSHAN (@LoshanARV) June 11, 2017

@SirJadeja Is using this id now ??

— Guru official™ (@GuRuLeaks) June 11, 2017

Is this account run by BCCI? ?? #IndvSA #CT17

— Neetika ? (@jibber_jabber05) June 11, 2017

ICC are you the real one? Ya your account got hacked? ??

— Piyu Nair ?? (@DrPiyu909) June 11, 2017

should we still need to consider this as official ICC account?

— Janith Chinthana (@Janith84) June 11, 2017

Trolling level GOD whoever behind this handle?

— ANIMESH (@animesh452) June 11, 2017

is it an icc twitter account or an indian fan club ????

— Subham Sharma (@subham319) June 11, 2017

But ICC has been using this meme for the entire length of the tournament, which was also pointed by one follower.

They've been doing this meme thing for all the teams recently. Go through their feed.

— Max (@BasedMax) June 11, 2017

Following their clinical win against South Africa, India has reached the semifinals of the tournament and a step closer to defending their title which they won four years ago in 2013.