Former Australian Paper John Hastings has opened about the shock on social media after bowling 18 balls at the World Championship of Legends 2025 (WTC 2025) between Australia Champions and Pakistan Champion in England last month.
In that WCL 2025 match, John Hastings had to bowl 18 balls, with only five legal deliverys. Former Australian Pesar scored 20 runs in that expensive, and Pakistan left more than 70 balls in its favor to win 10 wickets by 10 wickets.
Anti -corruption unit question John Hastings after WCL 2025 Blunder against Pakistan Champion
Now, Hastings revealed that his expensive against Pakistan attracted the attention of the anti -corruption unit, which questioned the incident. He further revealed that it was a difficult phase and was filled with messages from fellow cricketers and fans on social media.
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John Hastings said on Willow Talk Podcast, “Anti -corruption people came to me and said,” Yes, you kept us through a little hell last night. ” He said that we have to take a look at it. I said, ‘I am not corrupt.’
John Hastings flooded with 1.5 million messages after being an expensive in WCL 2025 game
Australians revealed that he had to remove his social media handle for three days after receiving a message from 1.5 million about its 18-people at the World Championship of Legends 2025 game between Pakistan Champions and Australia Champions in Leester.
Hastings further explained, “Pakistan’s game – it is difficult to explain. I had a lot of lesson messages from all cricket fraternities, but I had removed social media directly for three days when Pakistan came out of the field. I did not want to deal with it.”
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He signed this saying, “It’s not fun, but it is one of the people you can explain when you are really bowling. It was difficult to take, it was shameful, and it was horrific. But I am back on social media. So, 1.5 million people who made me mess up on Instagram, I will answer you when I can.”
John Hastings opened bowling for Australia in a Test match in WACA vs South Africa in 2012, has neither gained nor lost since that time. pic.twitter.com/kiwhpvsqqq
– Darren Murphy (@mrdmurphy) 29 July, 2025
John Hastings gets a “retirement party” after the disaster against Pakistan
Following his suspected 18 balls against Pakistan, former Australian Pacer said he was also given an “official retirement party” by his colleagues. Despite that heavy losses, the Australia Champions side still managed to qualify for the WCL 2025 semi -finals.
He faced the South African champion led by AB de Villiers in the semi -finals, but Hastings was released from the XI. However, the Australia thriller decreased by just one run, and South Africa eventually lifted its first World Championship of the Legends title, with AB de Villiers defeating the unbeaten hundred who won a match in the final against the Pakistan Champion.