Cheeky Reply of Virender Sehwag to Michael Vaughan's prediction on X after England loses to Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup
Former India swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag roasted ex-England captain Michael Vaughan for his prediction that England will reach the semifinals of the World Cup. That came after the defending champions lost to Afghanistan by 69 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, October 15. It was England’s second defeat in three games at the marquee ICC event.
Vaughan, though, didn’t mention whether he was sharing his thoughts about cricket or the ongoing 2023 Rugby World Cup. He wrote on X, England in the World Cup semis,” with several raising hands emojis.
Sehwag responded by pointing out how many times England have failed to reach the World Cup semifinals while adding the 2023 edition of the tournament to it: Not in 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2023.”
England had won the 2019 World Cup under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan. They won the final against New Zealand by boundary count after a super-over tie.