'Cry more': South Africa bowler slammed for poking fun at Suryakumar Yadav's iconic World Cup catch

South Africa's spinner Tabraiz Shamsi found himself at center of a social media storm after making a light-hearted comment about Suryakumar Yav's remarkable catch during T20 World Cup 2024 final. catch, which has since become iconic, played a pivotal role in India's thrilling victory, as Suryakumar's athletic effort dismissed South Africa's power-hitter David Miller in nail-biting last over.

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Tabraiz Shamsi faces flak for a harmless joke

Following match, Tabraiz Shamsi took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to share a controversial remark about catch. "If y used this method to check catch in world cup final maybe it would have been given t out," Shamsi wrote, seemingly questioning legitimacy of Suryakumar Yav's game-changing moment.

While comment might have been intended as a harmless joke, it quickly sparked backlash from Indian cricket fans, who were quick to defend Suryakumar Yav and integrity of his catch. 

As criticism poured in, Shamsi clarified his stance, emphasizing that his comment was meant to be taken in jest. "In case some people don't understand that it's meant to be a joke and one is crying... let me explain it to you like a 4-year-old child. It's A Joke," he ded in a follow-up post, attempting to quell outr.

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As far as 2024 T20 World Cup final is concerned, South Africa needed 16 runs to win off last six deliveries. Hardik Pandya was bowling for India. Miller, who was well set in crease, tried to smash a full toss from Hardik Pandya towards long-off region. Suryakumar Yav showed great presence of mind as he prevented ball from going for a six by taking a catch. SKY quickly got rid of ball before crossing boundary line and n came back inside and caught ball again.   

catch turned out to be a game-changer as it saw David Miller being dismissed at a crucial st. India went on to win match by 7 runs and lift T20 World Cup trophy for second time.