Joss Buttler left everyone surprised with his behavior during the thrilling Cape Town Test between England and South Africa. The swashbuckling cricketer let his emotions get the better of him and he was using cuss words for the Proteas’ Vernon Philander.
Well, the incident took place during the final session of the fifth day’s proceedings, when England was desperately searching for wickets. The England cricket team then went on to pick two quick wickets to bring balance to the game. However, Philander was doing great with the bat which eventually frustrated Buttler.
During his knock, Philander came between a throw, totally unaware of it. He realized it at the last moment and he tried to evade the ball. Buttler, who was standing behind the stumps collected the ball and started a rant against the Proteas all-rounder. He was heard saying:
“Get out the f***ing way,”
“F***ing move,” he continued. “You know it’s going to f***ing (inaudible), just move … f***ing k***head.”
Here, check out the video of the same:
Don’t you just love English athletes?
They’re such a classy bunch ?
#SAvENG pic.twitter.com/R1b6bMg5Yl
— JAKE BUCKLEY ?? (@TheMasterBucks) January 7, 2020
Soon the video, where Joss Buttler can be seen using the cuss word went insanely viral on social media, which brought him under the scanner. The cricket fans can’t stop bashing him for disrespecting the gentlemen’s game and the Proteas cricketer.
Popular Indian commentator, Harsha Bhogle also took to his twitter and reacted to the whole incident. Harsha Bhogle feels it was a poor act from Buttler’s side. He wrote:
“What a pity.”
Here, check out his Tweet:
What a pity… https://t.co/JV9ni9Vyfy
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 8, 2020
Many other cricketers and fans also took to their twitter to condemn this act by Joss Buttler including Dale Steyn. Dale Steyn via his tweet made it clear that he was not impressed by the comment from Joss Buttler. He wrote:
“Well, that was loud and clear.”
Here, check out his Tweet:
Well, that was loud and clear. https://t.co/Mr7ZftfUUg
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) January 7, 2020
However, Herschelle Gibbs had a different take on this. Gibbs feels there was nothing wrong with Buttler’s reaction. He wrote:
“People questioning joss buttler giving Vernon a spray,international cricket isn’t an audition for the church choir? #bigboypants,”
Here, check out his Tweet:
https://twitter.com/hershybru/status/1214733495202975745
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