Twitterati slam Naseer Hussain's commentary stunt in Windies vs World XI
West Indies defeated ICC World XI team by massive 72 runs, in one-off the Hurricane relief T20 match at the Lord's in London.
The match had many entertaining moments, from Evin Lewis' blitz to the guard of honour for Shahid Afridi. However, it was one moment for which the ICC faced a backlash from the Twitter users after it awarded the charity match an international status.
Former English cricketer Naseer Hussain live commentary, standing at first slip, didn't go down well with the viewers, leaving them wondering how seriously was the game being taken.
The picture went viral on social media with fans unimpressed with the turn of events.
Nasser Hussain as Reporter on the field in an International Game... This isn't allowed anyway #CricketRelief pic.twitter.com/vwfbwdqVDp
— Abhijeet (@TheYorkerBall) May 31, 2018
Commantror in the Field ??@ICC please explain is it International match or List A Game ???? @nassercricket #WIvsWorldXI #WorldXI pic.twitter.com/zIPrSK3pww
— Ejaz Wasim Bakhri (@ejazwasim) May 31, 2018
Nasser Hussain, on commentary, at first slip for the opening over. This is why these games - wonderful as they are - should never have international status. #WIvRoW pic.twitter.com/T3caRzOEEA
— Adam Collins (@collinsadam) May 31, 2018
Good morning.Just turned on Facebook Live. Please tell me that's a hologram of Nasser Hussain pretending to be on the field of play and not the real thing.
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) May 31, 2018
Really enjoyed the #WIvWorldXI game and kudos to @SkyCricket for making their feed available for free...but i hope to your deity of choice that we never see that Nasser Hussain experiment montrosity on a cricket ground again! #shudder
— The Opening Statsman (@OpeningStatsman) June 1, 2018
@SkyCricket #WIvRestoftheWorld
— Uncle Mort (@UncleMort2011) May 31, 2018
Nasser Hussain wandering round the field not quite knowing what he is doing.
Nothing new there then!
Seriously is this the way forward for our “glorious summer game “?
The match was played to raise funds to rebuild cricket grounds in Anguilla and Dominica damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria that swept through the Caribbean in September 2017.
Afridi donated USD 20,000 to hurricane relief from his foundation, while all the players donated their match fees to the charity. The Pakistan all-rounder, who retired from mainstream international cricket two years ago, received a guard of honour at Lord's.