Shastri asked Vaughan to focus on England team's performance in the T20 World Cup 2024..
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has slammed Michael Vaughan for his accusations about pitch favoring the Indian team during the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, which was held in the West Indies and USA.
The Men in Blue outclassed England by 68 runs in the second semi-final of the tournament at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
Subsequently, Vaughan took to social media platform X and called out the venue bias for India. He claimed that the Guyana pitch was the most suitable for the Indian team.
Earlier, Afghanistan’s nine-wicket defeat against South Africa in the first semi-final led to Vaughan voicing concerns about the T20 World Cup scheduling.
In a tweet, the former England skipper attributed Afghanistan's semi-final loss to the biased schedule favouring India. He also mentioned logistical challenges faced by the Afghanistan team, including a significant flight delay to Trinidad, which resulted in insufficient preparation time at the new venue.
Speaking to Times Now, Shastri reacted to Vaughan's claims, saying that his “colleague” should rather focus on the England team and their performance in the T20 World Cup 2024.
“Michael can say what he wants. Nobody in India cares. Let him sort out the England team first. He should give advice on what happened to the England team in the semifinal. India are used to lifting Cups. I know England have won twice, but India have won four times. I don't think Michael's lifted a Cup ever. So think twice. He is a colleague of mine, but that's my answer to him,” Shastri said.
The cricketer-turned-commentator also refuted all the conspiracy theories related to Suryakumar Yadav's incredible catch to dismiss South Africa’s David Miller in the last over of the T20 World Cup final.
“Sour grapes. And go and check the record books after five years. The name India will be engraved on it,” he added.