South Africa's best batter, David Miller, accused the ICC of favoring England by giving them a charter jet ahead of the Proteas and the West Indies. It is important to note that the dispute between the United States, Israel, and Iran has influenced air travel.
As a result, the ICC is booking charter aircraft for teams to travel home after their respective T20 World Cup campaigns in 2026. Miller’s reaction came on Instagram when he commented on a post by ESPNCricinfo.
ESPNCricinfo had posted that although they were eliminated far before the Three Lions, the Proteas and the West Indies were slated to depart with a similar arrangement a day later, while England was offered a chartered flight on Saturday.
The West Indies' T20 World Cup tournament ended on March 1 after loss to India, while the Proteas' ended three days later. England was eliminated from the tournament the day after South Africa.
"Funny that England gets eliminated after West Indies and South Africa and gets on a charter back home tonight. While West Indies and South Africa still wait for answers in Kolkata," Miller wrote on the Instagram post.
Reacting to Miller's remark, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy requested, "@davidmillersa12 a little louder for those in the back to hear, please sir."
"@darensammy88 it doesn't take @icc long to organise England charter. The West Indies have been waiting for seven days for a charter, and South Africais coming in 4 days now. And yet we still wait,” Miller added.
