Shafali Verma Beth Mooney catch video went viral from the Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal between India and Australia and people are making fun of it
The sledging in cricket has always been controversial. While some players view it as an essential component of the game, others consider it to be poor sportsmanship conduct. It is when a player intentionally provokes or insults another player in an effort to frighten or distract them.
However, despite the controversy, it is still practiced in cricket culture and is well-liked by many cricketers as well as their fans. It recently happened when female Indian cricketer Shafali Verma let her frustration on her opponent by saying provocative Indian slang.
Soon, her video went viral on social media platforms, and many people cricket enthusiasts celebrated it and justified it by giving a significant reason.
Shafali Verma gives abusive send off to Beth Mooney after taking her catch during IND-W vs AUS-W semi-final, video goes viral
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In the Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal between India and Australia, the Australian side the toss and decided to bat first. Australia started tremendously as batter Beth Mooney struck a half-century right at the top.
However, soon ace Indian bowler Shikha Pandey set up a fielding-bowling trap for Mooney due to which she struck her ball in the Shafali Verma’s direction. Needless to say, Shefali Verma didn’t make a mistake again so she caught the ball and got India back into the match.
However, what made everyone charged up is the energized Shafali screaming angrily at the leaving Mooney following the catch.
The reason behind her energy and frustration is that she dropped Mooney’s catch when she was standing at 32 runs. Due to this, her video has gone viral on various social media platforms with many people equating her sledding with Virat Kohli, while many people also make fun of it.
Speaking about gaming statistics, the last time Australia and India faced off was in the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup final at the MCG, which Australia won to claim the championship. In regard to the Women’s T20 World Cup games, Australia leads India 3-2. Yet since the T20Is in 2021, India is the only team to which Australia has lost two games.