'Want Sarfaraz to lower me into grave to let me down one last time': Pakistanis win heart with self-deprecating tweets
Great banter on Twitter.
While India-Pakistan match is hyped by all as the greatest sporting rivalry of all time, the reality is a bit different. Pakistan is an extremely mediocre side whereas India is a top drawer team with only possible challenger in England. Thus there was an air of expectancy about this India-Pakistan World Cup clash at Old Trafford that Kohli's men would easily make it 7-0 in all world cup clashes.
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And it went according to script right from ball 1. With rain gods mercifully staying away for most of the part, the 28 thousand odd people at Manchester and millions world wide witnessed champagne batting from Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli followed up with some strong bowling display. Even the shock of losing key bowler Bhuvaneshwar Kumar couldn't deter the Men in Blue, as they found unlikely heroes in Vijay Shankar and Hardik Pandya.
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In all of this, Pakistani Twitterati who were resigned to the fate long time back, couched their disappointment with biting satire, self-deprecating jibes laced with cultural contexts. While there is heightened tension between India and Pakistan post-Pulwama and Balakot, the humour on Twitter remained clean for most parts with Pakistanis giving Indian team its due and topping up with humorous jokes for their own squad.