• Home
  • Cricket News
  • You Still Havent Got Rid Of Your Colonial Mindset Vanitha Takes A Dig At Isabelle Westbury

You still haven’t got rid of your colonial mindset: Vanitha takes a dig at Isabelle Westbury

Commentator and Journalist Isabelle Westbury and Indian batter VR Vanitha were involved in a war of words after Isabelle took a dig at the Indian skipper, following the side's defeat in the second ODI against New Zealand in Queenstown. 

“Mithali Raj is both the best and worst thing about Indian cricket right now," Isabelle wrote on Twitter. 

“There is only the ‘BEST’ to it. Rather than worrying so much about Indian cricket, it will do you a world of good to worry about England. They were drubbed by the Aussies," Vanitha replied. 

Isabelle further added that she has all the right to have an opinion. 

She said: “Cool cool, I disagree. Surely that’s okay? Imo Mithali’s both one of best to have played but wholly unsuited to India’s progression. And I am surely allowed to hold that opinion?

“And yes, believe me, I worry a lot about England. My most recent words on the subject, I believe.”

Vanitha then pointed out how many international games had Isabelle played. 

She said: “Sorry just asking how many international games have you played? Didn’t find your stats on Wikipedia. You still haven’t got rid of your colonial mindset telling India what to do. Get yourself together Brit!!”

Taling about the match, India had compiled a total of 270/6 in 50 overs after Mithali scored yet another fifty for the side. 

But courtesy, Amelia Kerr's unbeaten hundred, the New Zealand team chased down the target by 3 wickets and with one over to spare.  

Discover more
Top Stories
news

AUS vs SL | Hasaranga-less Sri Lanka in a precarious position in 3rd T20I

Sri Lanka all rounder and one of the most expensive overseas buys in the recently hosted Indian Premier League mega Auction - Wanindu Hasaranga did not feature in the third T20I between Australia and Sri Lanka. It was reported in the early hours of Canberra T20I that Hasranga had tested positive for the virus on Rapid Antigen Test and has since been in isolation. He is the third positive test result in the Sri Lanka camp at the moment after Kusal Mendis and Binura Fernando. With a seven day isolation period set for all Covid cases, Hasaranga is in line to miss the entire T20I series which still have two matches to be played and gets wrapped up on 20 February in Melbourne. Alongside him Fernando will be also be missing the fourth game, but might return to play the last one in Melbourne. Kusal Mendis though, was available for selection in today’s game but scored only four runs off 11 deliveries, before chipping one to Ashton Agar who was bowling from the other end. Sri Lanka found it very difficult to score against the likes of Josh Hazlewood and Kane Richardson who kept maintaining the off stump line throughout their bowling spell. Richardson reaped the rewards of Hazlewood's pressure in his very first over edging back Charith Asalanka. He has picked up two more since then. At the time of writing, Sri Lanka are in a precarious position having scored 69 runs or the loss of four wickets in 14 overs. Sri Lanka are down by 0-2 in the T20I series at the moment.