Michael Vaughan’s post on India irks Twitterati; former England captain slammed back

Twitterati lashed out him taking them as an indirect trolling of the country.

Published - 09 Apr 2019, 15:02 IST | Updated - 09 Apr 2019, 15:02 IST

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan is known for speaking his mind out on social media. The man is known to be an admirer for Indian captain Virat Kohli and even advised that the latter should be given some rest before the World Cup after the disastrous campaign his Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced in the ongoing edition. However, even if the 44-year-old former cricketer has expressed time and again his high regards for Kohli, he hinted at amazement over his stay in India this IPL season.

Vaughan tweeted on Monday saying he loved traveling in India and spoke about seeing a wide variety of animals on the roads, including elephants, camels, sheep, goats, pigs, etc. However, his words “love traveling in #India” failed to win little hearts as the Twitterati lashed out him taking them as an indirect trolling of the country. One even accused him of being the member of a nation that had colonised India for centuries.

Here’s his tweet

Love traveling in #India … So far this morning we have seen Elephants,Cows,Camels,Sheep,Goats & Pigs all in the middle of the road … #OnOn
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 9, 2019

Here’s how Twitter reacted

Ninja tacnic of praising and insulting at same time
— Bhavesh gurjar (@Bhavesh14542239) April 9, 2019

See the mirror u will see monkey at the same time
— Vijay Desai 🇮🇳 (@Im_VD04) April 9, 2019

May be animals also felt very pleasure to meet u☺☺
— jeevan goud (@Jeevan_33) April 9, 2019

Wow thats Michael Vaughan for you. By saying ‘love traveling in India’ at the same time he trolled India as well. @MichaelVaughan
— Chetan Kumar (@IamChetan_Kumar) April 9, 2019

Uhhh seems like they all came to see you 😂😂
— ARVIND🇮🇳 (@YadavArvind_) April 9, 2019

Nothing's really changed in all these years for the Brits..You guys were here for 150+ plus years to make money & you've come back for the same..Brexit must hurt! #OnOn
— Sam (@SmudgerX) April 9, 2019

I like the Aussies more now
— Alveen Desai (@alveendesai) April 9, 2019

Vaughan asked to focus on England’s preparation for the WC

Another one said instead of making his observations on the WC, Vaughan should be focusing more on the preparation of the English team for the upcoming WC and warned that Australia, their arch-rivals, were returning back to form at the right moment. On Sunday, Vaughan said in a tweet that India would do it smartly by resting the Indian captain ahead of the big tournament, especially after the forgettable run he is having in this IPL.

The RCB have failed to win a single of the six games they have played so far and although Kohli’s batting form hasn’t been too bad, his team has not been able to make his contributions count. Both India and England are being seen as favourites to win the WC this year. The two teams are the world’s top two sides as per the ICC’s rankings although they have not succeeded to win their latest series – played against Australia and West Indies, respectively.