Vaughan takes a sly dig at Jaffer after England's win over India; ex-Indian cricketer gives savage response

Known for his unique sense of humour on social media, former India opener Wasim Jaffer was called out by ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan after the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian side was defeated by Ben Stokes and Co. in the rescheduled 5th Test of the 2021 series. Riding on centuries from former skipper Joe Root and power-hitter Jonny Bairstow, the Stokes-led England side hammered India by 7 wickets to complete their biggest run chase in the history of Test cricket on Tuesday.

Taking to Twitter after England's massive win over India, Vaughan opted to poke fun at Jaffer. "Just checking are ok @WasimJaffer14," the former England skipper aimed a dig at Jaffer on the microblogging site. Taking cognisance of Vaughan's friendly banter, Jaffer reminded the Englishman that England have not won the Test series against India. "In all the excitement. You forgot to write 'you'. Check the scoreline. It's only 2-2 #ENGvIND," Jaffer responded. Jaffer's reply has also garnered the attention of the netizens on the internet.

Talking about the recently concluded match between India and England, Stokes and Co. registered the seven-wicket win over the Rohit Sharma-less side to level the series 2-2 at Edgbaston. India have been docked two WTC points for maintaining a slow over-rate in the 5th Test of the 2021 series. The Indian team was also fined 40% of their match fees. Pace ace Jasprit Bumrah, who captained India in the absence of skipper Rohit, has pleaded guilty to the offence.

According to a report filed by a news agency, the charges were levelled by on-field umpires Aleem Dar and Richard Kettleborough, third umpire Marais Erasmus and fourth umpire Alex Wharf. Team India is now behind Australia (84 points and 77.78 percentage points), South Africa (60 points, 71.43 percentage points) and Pakistan (44 points and 52.38 percentage points) in the latest ICC World Test Championship standings.