India vs England 2021: Michael Vaughan criticised for degrading Virat Kohli's captaincy

England trounced India by 227 runs in the first Test of the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The visitors had everything going their way right from the toss to the end of the match. After opting to bat first, England posted a mammoth 578 riding on the back of a sensational double ton by Joe Root.

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Michael Vaughan takes sharp jibe at Virat Kohli's recent captaincy record

In response, India were bowled out for 337, thus conceding a massive 241 run lead. England decided against enforcing follow-on as they scored 178 and set India a target of 420. India were never really in the chase as they kept losing wickets regularly and were eventually dismissed for 192, thus handing England a comprehensive win.

Just as the game was nearing its finish, former England captain Michael Vaughan took to Twitter and heaped praise on England, criticised India and took a sharp jibe at Indian captain Virat Kohli. In the tweet, Vaughan mentioned that India haven't been at their best because England havent' let them settle. Vaughan further heaped praise on the visitors saying that winning the toss was crucial but the way England used the toss to their advantage was commendable.

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Taking a dig at Virat Kohli, the Englishman also pointed out that this is Indian captain's fourth successive loss in Test cricket while leading the side. The last three losses include the one in Adelaide where India were bowled out for 36. Prior to that, India lost the two-match Test series 2-0 in New Zealand in February-March 2020.

As expected, Vaughan's tweet taking a dig at Kohli didn't go down well with Indian fans. Several reactions poured in as fans trolled and slammed the former cricketer for trying to create rifts within Indian cricket. Here's how fans reacted to Vaughan's tweet.

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Michael Vaughan takes U-turn from his claim after England's dominant display

Ahead of the India vs England series, the former cricketer had once again predicted the outcome of the contest. Surprisingly, Vaughan spoke in India's favour saying that the hosts would win the series 3-0. Vaughan then went on to take a U-turn from his claim. After looking at the visitors' dominant display on Day 1 of the India vs England 1st Test, Vaughan put out a  tweet saying that he wants to change his prediction. Providing the reason for the same, Vaughan reckoned that the absence of Ravindra Jadeja in home conditions makes India weaker and gives England a sniff. He also pointed out that the visitors are playing some high-quality Test cricket.

England squad for India Tests 2021 (first 2 Tests): Joe Root (Captain), Ben Stokes (Vice-captain), Jos Buttler (Wicket-keeper), Jofra Archer, Moeen Ali, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, James Anderson, Dom Bess, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Dom Sibley, Jack Leach.

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SOURCE: MICHAEL VAUGHAN INSTAGRAM/ BCCI TWITTER