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Shamar Joseph Criticized For Targeting Arshdeep Singh In Hyderabad T20I
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News18•15-10-2026, 15:00
Shamar Joseph Criticized For Targeting Arshdeep Singh In Hyderabad T20I
- •West Indies secured a series-levelling win in the Hyderabad T20I after defending 35 runs in the final over.
- •Fast bowler Shamar Joseph bowled consecutive short deliveries to Indian No. 10 Arshdeep Singh, resulting in a blow to the batter's arm.
- •Arshdeep Singh eventually walked off retired hurt as India fell short of the target.
- •Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar questioned why Shamar chose to bowl short instead of targeting the exposed stumps.
- •Former Bengal cricketer Shreevats Goswami slammed Shamar's tactics on social media, calling them against the spirit of the game.
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Shamar Joseph resorted to bowling short-pitched bouncers at tail-ender Arshdeep Singh during the final over, eventually striking him on the arm and forcing him to walk off retired hurt.
Sunil Gavaskar criticized Shamar Joseph for repeatedly targeting Arshdeep Singh with bouncers instead of simply aiming at the fully exposed stumps to try and dismiss the batter.
Shreevats Goswami called out Shamar Joseph on social media, stating that his tactics against Arshdeep Singh were against the spirit of the game because he appeared to be purposely trying to hit the batter rather than bowling at the stumps.
