 "T20 World Cup 2022: #BoycottIPL trend follows India’s humiliating elimination; here’s how fans reacted")
Team India endured utter humiliation by England in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday following a below-par performance by the Indian bowlers. The merciless English side crushed the Indian team quite easily in Adelaide, outperforming them in every aspect of the game, and securing a spot in Sunday’s title bout against Pakistan. After the massive 10-wicket defeat, Indian fans showered brutal criticism on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). India has advanced to the knockout stages of numerous ICC competitions since the 2015 ODI World Cup. However, they have always come out on the losing end. The Indian squad has underperformed in the later stages of an ICC competition six times so far. Referring to the scenario, fans pinned their blame on the Indian Premier League (IPL). According to many users, Indian players do not focus on international cricket; they are only concerned about the cash-rich franchise league. Additionally, they made fun of players who excelled in the Indian Premier League but failed to do the same in the Indian outfit. Numerous memes from all across the country surfaced on different social media platforms. An angry fan said, “Time to boycott IPL so that Indian players can focus on international cricket. It’s high time now.”
Time to boycott IPL so that Indian players can focus on international cricket. It's high time now🤨#boycottIPL #INDvsAUS
— Parth Arora (@parthcoolarora) September 20, 2022
Another user pointed out India skipper Rohit Sharma’s average batting in the world cup and wrote, “He will definitely make comeback in IPL.”
An individual explained, “England players also play IPL but they don’t forget about other formats. Here it looks like Indian players don’t care about other formats, only focusing on IPL just for extreme money and easy fame.”
#BoycottIPL England players also play IPL but they don't forget about other formats but here it looks indian players dont care about other formats only focusing on IPL just for extreme money and easy fame.
— WDHMAN (@A_T_H_A_47) November 10, 2022
In recent 2-3 games only VK & SKY playing well as bowling is weak 👎sad pic.twitter.com/WnFwcFKjhX
A disappointed Indian fan stated, “Guys it’s time to seriously boycott IPL, till the time they don’t win an ICC event. The Indian team has lost the will to win matches for the country. No one should have any doubt that Indian cricket has been destroyed because of the IPL.”
Guys it’s time to seriously #boycottIPL , till the time they don’t win an ICC event. The Indian team has lost the will to win matches for the country.
— Prem Jangid (@PremJan09061995) November 10, 2022
No one should have any doubt that Indian cricket has been destroyed because of IPL.#BoycottIPL #bcci #IndianCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/cSgIX8AF7F
A person noted, “Being a big Indian cricket fan I do have a complaint. India always fails to win an ICC tournament !!! And believe it or not, IPL is a big reason for that.”
Being BIG INDIAN CRICKET FAN i do have a complaint .. INDIA ALWAYS fails to win an ICC tournament !!! And believe it or not IPL is a big reason for that #BoycottIPL 😡😡
— Harshit Gupta (@harshitg94) November 10, 2022
Here are some other reactions:
Boycott IPL so that the Indian Team can focus on international cricket. #BoycottIPL #BCCI pic.twitter.com/YJQiPZqJuY
— ɅMɅN DUВΞY 🇮🇳 (@imAmanDubey) November 10, 2022
#BoycottIPL I am fully vaccinated.. pic.twitter.com/ULGPhtgQFx
— बाबू (@GaneshG99383984) November 10, 2022
Inse dream 11 ki ad krao bas... practice wagaira to hoti rahegi😊#INDvsENG #T20Iworldcup2022 #BoycottIPL pic.twitter.com/4eQAuQfIT4
— Avinash Chauhan (@Avinash46614) November 10, 2022
Don't boycott IPL at least he can score there#BoycottIPL pic.twitter.com/9vA7wQyQIL
— Zee (@black_papper1) November 10, 2022
However, there was also some noise regarding the allowance of Indian cricketers to feature in overseas franchise tournaments. During the post-match press conference, India head coach Rahul Dravid warned that though participating in franchise T20 leagues abroad may have its benefits, it could result in the elimination of Test cricket from the nation’s cricketing structure. Apart from the T20 Blast and The Hundred, England has benefited from other franchise T20 competitions while Indian cricketers only compete in the IPL and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on the home circuit.
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