Harsha Bhogle upset with negative fan reactions on Buttler-Philander controversy post

England secured a hard-earned victory on Tuesday against South Africa in the second Test of the four-match Test series by a margin of 189 runs to level the series at 1-1. Having set a target of 438, South Africa played out of their skins to save the Cape Town Test, which caught England off guard in what was an intense session of Test cricket. The hosts' all-rounder Vernon Philander was doing a phenomenal job of defending the ball and biding time in the middle, which frustrated the visitors tremendously. With three wickets still left to take, England were growing impatient and that got the better of Jos Buttler.

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Stump microphones picked up a fierce verbal abuse from Jos Buttler where the Englishman called South African speedster Vernon Philander a "f******g k***head" during the second Test between England and the Proteas. Tensions were boiling over at Newlands, where South Africa was desperately trying to salvage a draw on the fifth day. It all started when Jos Buttler was collecting a throw from the mid-off fielder.

Vernon Philander was unaware of the throw and when he realised it at the last second, he tried to evade. Jos Buttler, after collecting the ball, quickly threw it back to the bowler but started a rant against the veteran all-rounder. Jos Buttler’s rant was heard over the stump mic where he abused Philander, “F***ing move. F***ing knobhead."

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This incident received a lot of reactions from the cricketing community. Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle is the latest to comment on the matter. He wasn't very pleased with Jos Buttler's antics. The cricket analyst took to Twitter and wrote in his post that read, “What a pity.”

Harsha Bhogle tweets on Jos Buttler-Vernon Philander controversy

Harsha Bhogle received a lot of backlash on his tweet where the Twitterati asked him about his biased nature citing the example of Virat Kohli's aggressive behaviour on the field.

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However, Harsha Bhogle, who isn't a fan of sledging, later clarified his tweet saying it was his personal opinion on sledging irrespective of who it was coming from.

Harsha Bhogle justifies his tweet

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