After India's defeat at the hands of New Zealand, cricket fans aside, but former Indian cricketers also looked very disappointed with this performance.
After India's defeat to New Zealand in the T20 World Cup on Sunday night, while the chances of India reaching the semi-finals have diminished, the defeat has also called into question the performance of the Indian team.
New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets in this match to win their first victory in the ICC T20 World Cup, but it was India's second major defeat in this tournament.
Earlier, the Pakistan cricket team had defeated India by ten wickets in their first match of the T20 World Cup on October 24.
After the defeat at the hands of Pakistan, the Indian team was already under criticism, but the defeat in the match with New Zealand worked like oil.
While Indian fans on social media looked sad and frustrated after this unexpected margin defeat, there are also many users who have taken their team by surprise.
Some blamed Virat for the defeat, while others demanded the closure of the Indian Premier League. Many users also questioned whether India would win the remaining two matches.
It should be noted that India's next match is on November 3 against Afghanistan while it also has one match left against Namibia which will be played on November 5.
Reactions from former cricketers
After India's defeat to the Kiwis, cricket fans aside, former Indian cricketers also looked very disappointed.
Former Indian cricket batsman Virender Sehwag wrote: 'I was very disappointed with India. New Zealand was great. "
He also wrote that "this defeat will hurt India a lot."
Irfan Pathan, a former all-rounder of the Indian cricket team, wrote, "Well done New Zealand, you played very well today and the Indian team needs a miracle to take care of itself."
"Time is running out," he wrote, warning the Indian cricket team.
Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin, responding to criticism of captain Virat, wrote: "Virat Kohli is being criticized but it is the entire team and coaches who have failed and not just one individual."
"This match turned out to be a terrifying Halloween for Indian fans," he added.
Not only that, but former Pakistan cricketers were also amazed at India's disappointing performance.
Former Pakistan cricket captain Azhar Ali wrote: “The situation is not looking good for India but we all want India to stay in the tournament. It would not be good for India to leave the tournament so soon.
Shahid Afridi wrote: "India still have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals but as they have performed in their two most important matches in the tournament, it will be a miracle for them to qualify after that."
It should be noted that after the loss to the New Zealand team, when the Indian captain Virat Kohli was questioned, he said that there is still a lot of cricket left in this tournament.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said in a video shared on his Twitter account after the match that "it is not clear what policy and game plan India was playing with."
"Apart from Bamra, the rest of India's team looked very mediocre in today's match," he added.
"Congratulations to the Indian team, you have successfully disappointed the Indian fans."
India's defeat came as a shock not only to former cricketers but to everyone who loves cricket.
Comparing India's matches with Pakistan and New Zealand, Pakistani sports journalist and commentator Zainab Abbas wrote: "The dangerous thing for India is that the bowlers failed to take wickets in both the matches. The first match was lost by ten wickets while this one was lost by eight wickets.
Gatish Mukherjee, a user from India, wrote in a questioning manner: 'India lost ... What could be worse? '
Answering his own question, he wrote that "India lost again."
Writer Pradeep Bhandare was furious at India's defeat and criticized the players of the Indian cricket team: "These people do everything but play good cricket."
Another user wrote: "Congratulations to the Indian team, you have successfully disappointed the Indian fans."
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