India took no time to seal the final match against Sri Lanka in the latter’s home ground stadium. The Men in Blue bagged the trophy back home for the 8th time. Notably, this win came with Mohammed Siraj’s exceptional six wicket haul that set up multiple records in cricket history along with making it easy for India to win the Asia Cup Title.
Everyone, from fans to former cricketers to Indian stars to his teammates appreciated and congratulated Mohammed Siraj for such a remarkable feat. India is now all ready for the World Cup beginning on 5th of October in its home ground.
Michael Vaughan’s tweet
The team’s performance against Sri Lanka has also caught the eye of former England captain Michael Vaughan. Ahead of the big tournament, he took to Twitter to recognize India’s efforts and that it has become his clear favourites. His tweet read as “India are starting to look very very good leading into the WC.. Clear favourites..”.
It is clear from the tweet that India’s status has been solidified as the favourite team to win the World Cup for Vaughan.
Countering different reactions
Surprisingly, it is believed by Indian fans that whenever Michael Vaughan says something nice about team India, the squad and its players end up doing something wrong as opposed to Michael’s words of optimism.
This belief led many Indian fans to counter his tweet and welcomed different reactions from them. Some fans commented and asked him to delete the tweet while others went on to saying that don’t jinx it and bring bad luck to India.
As of now it is quite important for team India to maintain their stature of performance in order to secure their 3rd World Cup trophy.
“Clear Favourites”, says Michael Vaughan applauding India for a good start ahead of the World Cup
