England Bowler Sam Curran Under Fire for Behaviour After Temba Bavuma Wicket

England Bowler Sam Curran Under Fire for Behaviour After Temba Bavuma Wicket

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:24 PM
  • Sam Curran has not covered himself in glory following his behaviour on the field of play
  • The star England bowler dismissed South Africa's One Day International captain Temba Bavuma at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein
  • All would have been okay had it not been for his classless response after dismissing Bavuma, which has led to criticism of his behaviour

Sam Curran has not endeared himself to the cricketing world.

The English bowler behaved poorly following his dismissal of South African One Day International captain Temba Bavuma at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Sunday. With Bavuma on a match-and-series-winning 109* in the second ODI, he attempted to paddle a Curran delivery into the on-side, only to misdirect the ball into his stumps.

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Sam Curran gets in Temba Bavuma's face. Image source: DStv/SuperSport.
Source: UGC

Curran made it a point to run in Bavuma's direction, screaming at him to show his relief and happiness. This did not go down well with those who witnessed this at the stadium and at home.

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"Nice of Curran to ran straight at Bavuma and scream in his face? Surely @ICC should have a look at that behaviour? #SAvsENG"

@alexblumberg said:

"So the most expensive IPL player, Sam Curran, who's only taken 3 wickets in 7 matches for MI Cape Town at SA20 and 4 wickets for 95 runs over the first 2 ODI (losses) against the Proteas acted like this after Bavuma just whacked a century. Embarrassing @CurranSM"

@Sbu_Mjikeliso said:

"Kagiso Rabada would get 1.85 million @ICC demerit points for that Sam Curran taunt on Temba. #SAvsENG"

@Biznau5 said:

"Screaming at a bloke who basically chopped it into his own wicket cause he can't run due to cramps and just slapped you around for 100, Sam Curran must honestly be such a loser."

Bavuma unsold at SA20 auction

South Africa's limited overs cricket captain Temba Bavuma was unsold in the inaugural SA20 auction.

The event took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre last September. Bavuma is a divisive figure locally and internationally regarding his batting ability.

His snub led to a telling response from cricket observers who are anticipating the consequences of such a potentially embarrassing situation.

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