India's ten-year wait for an International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy continued as they suffered a disappointing defeat to Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final on Sunday.
While most Indian fans were heartbroken, one supporter of former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni took to Twitter, stating that the former skipper alone guided his side to victory at the 2007 T20I World Cup.
Former India spinner and current cricket pundit Harbhajan Singh did not take too kindly to the supporter's comments and lambasted them,
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'It’s a team sport': Harbhajan Singh
Replying to the fan on Twitter, Harbhajan stated that when India wins a trophy the captain is the only person who is celebrated, whereas when someone like Australia wins, the entire team is credited. Therefore in a win or loss, the team should take the responsibility as a whole.
"Yes when these matches were played this young boy was playing alone from india.. not the other 10 .. so alone he won the World Cup trophies .. irony when Australia or any other nation win the World Cup headlines says Australia or etc country won. But when indian wins it’s said captain won 😂 it’s a team sports. Win together lose together," said the 2011 World Cup winner.
When will India play next?
India will next be in action against West Indies in a two-Test series which begins on July 12.
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