Princi Barrick with South African batsman David Miller (screenshot)
New Delhi: After India’s heavy loss to South Africa in the 2026 T20 World Cup, a video posted by social media influencer RJ Princi Parikh with South African batsman David Miller has gone viral.
In the clip, Barrick is seen circling Miller, with the caption “David Miller! What a player” and the on-screen line “I thought we were friends David.”
The Indian cricket team hits the nets in Chennai
Soon after, Parikh claims she began receiving serious online abuse, including rape threats and disgraceful comments. For this reason, she deleted the video from Facebook but kept it on Instagram, and said she plans to file a police complaint about the threats.
South Africa thrashed India by 76 runs in their first Super Eight match of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, leaving India in a must-win situation in their remaining two matches to reach the semi-finals. Chasing 188, India were bowled out for just 111 in 18.5 overs, ending their 12-match winning streak in the T20 World Cup.India’s chase collapsed early, with Ishan Kishan and Tilak Pharma falling cheaply. Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma tried to rebuild, but Sharma was dismissed in the fifth over. Washington Sundar and Yadav also failed to build partnerships, and although Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dubey added 35 runs, regular wickets kept India under pressure.
Dubey’s dismissal for 42 years sealed India’s fate.The South African bowlers dominated, with Marco Janssen taking 4/22, Keshav Maharaj 3/24 and Lungi Ngidi, conceding just 15 runs in four overs. Earlier, David Miller anchored South Africa’s innings with a winning 63 off 35 balls after they were 20/3, sharing a 97-run stand with Dewald Preves (45 off 29). Tristan Stubbs added a quick 44* to help South Africa post 187/7. Jasprit Bumrah took 15/3.