Twitterati criticise BCCI for wrong choice of word to describe India's narrow win over Afghanistan
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The Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) has been criticised for using word "thump" in one of their tweets while posting India's hard-fought win over Afghanistan on Saturday.
In a last over thriller, India registered an 11-run win over Afghanistan in the 28th match of Cricket World Cup 2019 in Southampton.
After a brilliant bowling display, Afganistan restricted India to 224 for eight and Mohammad Nabi had almost pulled off a win, taking the contest to the last over.
However, Indian pacer Mohammed Shami struck thrice (grabbed a hat-trick) in the final overto inspire India towards victory.
The official Twitter handle of India's cricket board posted the final result with a captain: "And we march on - #TeamIndia thump Afghanistan by 11 runs".
Within seconds, cricket fansnoticed the gloating tone of the BCCI tweet and started replying to it.
"Thump? That is hugely disingenuous to a team that pushed you to the last over. Well played Afghanistan and perhaps India can learn how to win graciously," a Twitter user, who goes by the name leebailey, said.
Another user posted, "That's not called "thump". That's called escaping by the skin of their teeth. Well played Afghanistan!"
Two-time world champions India are unbeaten with four wins and a washout from five games as they move closer to a semi-final place.