Innocent Aussie sporting great Ricky Ponting is caught up in social media storm over 'cricket mafia' slur against India after their ODI World Cup loss
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Innocent Aussie sporting great Ricky Ponting is caught up in social media storm over 'cricket mafia' slur against India after their ODI World Cup loss

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Ponting never uttered the blunt opinion when in commentary A fake tweet has made Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting public enemy number one in India, with their fans still in shock after comprehensively losing the World Cup final on home soil. The tweet, posted on X on November 20 by a verified account with more than 2800 followers, alleged that the decorated former skipper lashed out at the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India, who he labelled 'cricket mafia.' The post also featured the view that Ponting had 'owned India and BCCI' thanks to his blunt comments, with the tweet since viewed more than a million times with over 700 replies. A fake tweet circulating on X has made Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting public enemy number one in India The tweet was uploaded to X during the World Cup final and since had over a million views - but Ponting didn't utter the blunt words Ponting did single out Pat Cummins for praise for his bold leadership What he actually did say was telling - in commentary for Sky Sports, Ponting singled out Pat Cummins out for praise, lauding his leadership after the Aussies bowled out the shell-shocked hosts for just 240 from their 50 overs.

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