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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Proteas captain Temba Bavuma has received backlash after South Africa were eliminated from the 2023 World Cup by Australia in the semifinal on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The captain has been topping the charts on social media with some people pinning the Proteas’ loss mainly on him but some criticism has been flagged by users as having racial undertones.Indian social commentator Dhruv Tripathi attacked Bavuma in a series of posts on social media calling the captain a \u201creservation boy\u201d, saying he made it to the team mainly because he was African.<\/p>\n

\u201cReserved black player Temba Bavuma went for a duck in the semifinal. Bavuma is captain because of reservation,\u201d Tripathi wrote.<\/p>\n

Though heartbroken by another failure to make it to the final of a major tournament, some South African sport lovers defended the Proteas captain amid the harsh backlash.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe win as a team. We lose as a team. Leave Temba Bavuma alone. He is a great leader and quality player who didn’t enjoy good form at the World Cup. It happens to the best of the best in the game,\u201d sports commentator Bangani Chuma said.<\/p>\n

Comedian Rory Petzer published a video on social media appealing to fans not to be harsh when criticising players.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs fans we can feel all the feelings, be sad, excited and pissed off and we are allowed to do that. But in my opinion we should not be directing hate towards players. They are human beings. It is horrible,\u201d Petzer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am apologising to Bavuma as well for a tweet posted after the game. They are human beings, I do not believe they do not go out there to give their best every game. They give their best.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some fans might have been unhappy with Bavuma as the Proteas lost by three wickets, coach Rob Walter was proud of him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the lead man who got us into this tournament in the first place. People forget that. I wanted to make sure he was aware of how important he is in this team and how proud I am of his efforts and the way he led throughout the tournament,\u201d said Walter.<\/p>\n

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