Cringe video of Indian cricket boss roasted by Aussie fans
Well that was weird.
Cricket fans have been left scratching their heads at a 45-second clip released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following South Africa's win over Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets at Lord's last week to win the WTC mace as Aiden Markram's century in the second innings proving pivotal as the Proteas chased 282 to win.
The ICC, world cricket's governing body, posted a 45-second clip on its official social media channels that has gone viral and elicited chuckles for a bizarre reason.
In the slow-mo clip, which you can watch below, new ICC chairman Jay Shah is very much the star of the show, featuring in 11 of the 23 frames in the video.
Shots of the Proteas celebrating on the Lord's balcony and lifting the trophy are interspersed with shots of Shah watching on in the stands and congratulating South Africa's players as they lifted the WTC mace.
Shah, the 36-year-old son of Indian's Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, became ICC president in December, taking over from New Zealand's Greg Barclay.
India were defeated by New Zealand in the inaugural WTC final before losing to Australia in the 2023 final, so cricket fans were bemused by the Indian cricket boss getting far more screen time than the actual players in the harmless social clip.
Leading cricket writer Gideon Haigh wrote for Cricket. et al: 'Sick bag at the ready? I may just have just seen the worst thing ever. Or maybe it was this. The cumulative message is hard to miss.
'You may have imagined that the World Test Championship final was a soul-stirring triumph for South Africa, a memento mori for Australia, a testament to the red ball cricket's timeless appeal, or whatever.
'But the ICC has news: it was all just a Trumpesque parade for ICC chairman Jay Shah, whose personal videographer was on hand to capture him receiving homage in Peckinpahesque slow motion.'
Cricket broadcaster Paul Dennett chuckled: 'This is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. He's everywhere in the video. The ICC has jumped the shark.'
Adding to the intrigue was the fact the ICC deleted the original video, then reuploaded the clip simply to tag the correct Cricket Australia account.
Cricket reporter Andrew Wu wrote on X: 'If you blink at the wrong time, you'll miss the only shot of Pat Cummins. Jay Shah on the other hand…
'Great to see the ICC got rid of the original post that featured Jay Shah in 11 of the 23 frames. Would've been crazy to let an administrator overshadow what happened on the field. Oh wait …'
Shah will be keeping an eye on India's five Test series against India that kicks off at Headingley on Friday.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has asked the BCCI not to be considered for the captaincy for the series, with Shubman Gill likely to take over following the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
'I called the BCCI and said I don't want to be looked at in a leadership role because I won't be able to give all the Test matches in a five-Test match series.'
Bumrah left the SCG Test against Australia in January with back spasms, cruelling India's hopes of levelling the series and retaining the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
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