David Miller Slams ICC After Semi-Final Defeat: Did India Play a Part?

ICC Champions Trophy: The South African team still has a long wait to win the ICC trophy. . In this match, they had to face defeat by 50 runs against New Zealand. However, Pakistan, On the other hand, it was not clear till the last group stage match of the tournament which team India would play the semi-final against.  Miller termed this additional travel as wrong.

David Miller will be supporting New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday 🇳🇿#ChampionsTrophy #CT25 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/5AwNwCuAe6

— Circle of Cricket (@circleofcricket) March 6, 2025

Highlights David Miller’s outspoken criticism of the ICC following South Africa’s semi-final loss.
David Miller also said,. we reached Dubai at 4 pm and had to return at 7:30 in the morning. It was not like we were coming back on a 5-hour flight, and we had enough time to rest and recover completely. But this situation was not ideal at all.'Although the match was scoring, still the team failed to live upto the expectations and could not not chase the target.After the loss, David Miller gave a huge statement in which he blamed ICC for their defeat. 

DAVID MILLER ON THE CT FINAL. 🗣️

"I'll be honest with you, I think I'll be supporting New Zealand". pic.twitter.com/lsZLCJ2JyA

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 6, 2025

Miller’s heroic 67-ball century against New Zealand, overshadowed by the 50-run loss.
On one hand South Africa did not win the semi-final match, David Miller played an incredible game which became the most hard-hitting moment of the entire Champions Trophy. Depsite of all this, the man failed to lead his team to victory. The social Media platforms are also buzzing with a lot of reactions expressing their emotions about the match and how he played.