"Useless Captain" - Twitter Slams 'Unfit' Temba Bavuma As He Bags Duck In WC Semi-Final

Fans on X reacted after South African skipper Temba Bavuma bagged a four-ball duck against Australia. The second semi-final of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 is taking place at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 

South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first. It was a horrendous start from them as they lost skipper Temba Bavuma on the fourth ball that he faced in the game. The skipper was outshined by the brilliance of Australian pacer Mitchell Starc. 

Mitchell Starc bowled a delivery that was on a length outside off. Temba Bavuma poked at it and the ball caught the outside edge and was pouched safely by keeper Josh Inglis. He perished for a four-ball duck.

Temba Bavuma continued his poor run in the tournament and South Africa was jolted in the first over itself. The Proteas skipper has scored just 145 runs at an average of just 18.1 in the 8 innings he has played in the tournament so far. The right-hander has the highest score of just 35 in the tournament. 

Temba Bavuma is not 100% as he has been battling a hamstring issue. The skipper at the toss mentioned that he isn’t 100% fit. He stated:“I’m not 100 per cent fit, but it’s just going to have to be good enough.” 

It’s fair to say that his decision to play robbed Reeza Hendricks of the chance in the game. The opening batter has been in decent nick in the tournament and played well in the two opportunities he was offered. He slammed a magnificent fifty in one game but unfortunately had to sit out. 

SA vs AUS: Fans on X react after Temba Bavuma bags failure against Australia 

As Temba Bavuma was back in the hut for a four-ball duck against Australia in the semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2023, fans on X reacted to it. They didn’t go easy on him and lashed out at him for his poor run in the tournament. Here are some of the reactions.

https://twitter.com/kappie777/status/1725069990410481712?t=4mh1R3jExquG2Zh-3WGqNQ&s=19

https://twitter.com/IamAbe_M/status/1725070861810446656?t=4mh1R3jExquG2Zh-3WGqNQ&s=19

What is the point of bavuma? With him they already play with 10men #AUSvSA

— Kush Mufc (@kushmufc) November 16, 2023

Bavuma is such a free wicket it's insane, haven't seen a more useless captain ? https://t.co/n598dtFmHn

— LeoKD (@BarcaThreads) November 16, 2023

Bavuma is a huge liability and being captain makes it worse pic.twitter.com/ox7nNakTzX

— directeur de l'école ?? (@skhulubash) November 16, 2023

Bavuma must be the worst opening batsman in history @ICC_CricInfo

— CynicalSA (@sa_cynical) November 16, 2023

https://twitter.com/IamAbe_M/status/1725070861810446656?t=Mj_l8xA11ok2mVBqGR7GAQ&s=19

Temba bavuma contribution whole #CWC2023.#SemiFinal2 #ShamiFinal #SAvsAUS #MohammadShami shehla South Africa Australia #AdityaRoyKapur #MissUniverse2023 Mitchell Starc #starc #KaneWilliamson #ViratKohli? #Survivor45
Play games with kholi #savsaus #RubinaDilaik pic.twitter.com/ulSq0qiZ2v

— Raghav Dilbar (@DilbarRaghav) November 16, 2023

Player of the tournament for @TukTuk_Academy will surely be Temba Bavuma. He has seriously followed the rules and regulations set by the academy. #AUSvSA

— Ali Hassan (@Alihassanaulakh) November 16, 2023

https://twitter.com/Anurag_twees/status/1725081396182704167?s=20

Temba Bavuma sucks and he doesnt deserve to play in South Africa Team

He is worst batsman atm

— Hutter Scuro Era (@HutterScuroSZN) November 16, 2023

As a batsman Temba Bavuma can’t even play for Afghanistan and he is the captain of South Africa. #SAvsAUS

— Neeraj Jalheria (@Neo_The1) November 16, 2023

The ??#Proteas should have not, included Temba Bavuma in the team ?????? ????‍♂️?‍♀️???? #SAvsAUS #CWC23 #BePartOfIt

— #LetsFixSouthAfrica #ActionSA ?? (@signslibra) November 16, 2023

Both Temba Bavuma and Babar Azam should form a team and start playing Squash.

— Baatein (@TeriMeriBaatein) November 16, 2023

What is role of temba bavuma in team? #SAvsAUS

— Akash salunkhe.?? (@AkashSalunkhe27) November 16, 2023

https://twitter.com/AanrupBhaskkar/status/1725080583930622052?s=20

Temba Bavuma is one of the worst captains we ever had in this country. He was beyond poor in this tournament, he has an injury but still insisted to play today. If we lose today's game, I blame him entirely for that.

#SAvsAUS

— DaddyCool (@CharlieDance18) November 16, 2023

Why is @TembaBavuma still in the Team….@reezahendricks should have played

— Ellosimon (@ellosimon) November 16, 2023