Michael Vaughan's dig at India's Rana-Dube concussion sub backfires as Iceland Cricket humiliates him

Cricket Iceland took a massive dig at the former England National Cricket Team skipper Michael Vaughan following his team's defeat in the 4th T20I against the India National Cricket Team. The match between the two teams took place on Friday (31st January).

England National Cricket Team faced a shambolic loss in the fourth T20I of the series against India National Cricket Team. The Jos Buttler-led side were at the receiving end of a 15-run defeat, and they also went on to lose the five-match series with one game to go.

India beat England by 15 runs to win the series

England National Cricket Team looked favorites to win the game, especially with the way they started with the bat and ball. Opting to field, the Jos Buttler-led side were off to a flying start with the ball as Saqib Mahmood bowled a triple-wicket maiden in the second over of the innings.

England left India tottering at 79/5, and it seemed that they would end the hosts' innings on a low total. But Hardik Pandya (53) and Shivam Dube (53) took the game away from the visitors with their 87-run partnership that helped the Suryakumar Yadav-led side post a total of 181 runs.

With the bat then, England National Cricket Team started on a dominating note. Ben Duckett (39) and Phil Salt (23) stitched 62 runs for the opening partnership, and it seemed that they would chase the target quite easily, but that wasn't the case as Indian bowlers made a strong comeback.

India kept taking wickets at regular intervals and put England under pressure. Harry Brook (51) kept his team in the hunt with his half-century. However, the hosts held their nerves well and closed the game with ease as they bundled out England for 166 runs to win the match by 15 runs.

One of the biggest factors behind India winning the game was Harshit Rana. The India National Cricket Team pacer made his debut for the team after Shivam Dube faced a concussion. The pacer inclusion disappointed many as they felt that it wasn't a like-to-like replacement.

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We didn't need to check the score. We knew England must have lost - Iceland Cricket takes a brutal dig at Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan also wasn't happy with the decision and said: "How can an out & out bowler replace a batter who bowls part-time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Replying to this, Iceland Cricket came up with a dig at former England Cricketer, saying that Michael Vaughan's comments gave them an idea of who won the match and that they didn't need to check the score. They stated:

"We didn't need to check the score. We knew England must have lost."

We didn't need to check the score. We knew England must have lost. https://t.co/JTxhdfCBtz

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) January 31, 2025

"Especially when you can replace a batter with a bowler" - Michael Vaughan's reply to Harsha Bhogle

Michael Vaughan also gave a sarcastic reply to Harsha Bhogle, who lauded the India National Cricket Team for having an incredible depth. The former English cricketer said that it is because when they can replace batter with bowler. He added:

"Especially when you can replace a batter with a bowler."

Especially when you can replace a batter with a bowler 😜 https://t.co/BVs3dfQKjN

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 31, 2025