Pakistan cricket team legend Shoaib Akhtar faced severe social media trolling for posting a photo of him dismissing Sachin Tendulkar. The photo was taken during the India vs Pakistan match in Kolkata during the Asian Test Championship. Akhtar dismissed Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar in consecutive deliveries in the first innings. Pakistan went on to win the game with Saeed Anwar’s outstanding 188-run knock in the second innings.
Akhtar shared the photo on social media platform X with the caption “Kal agar asa kuch kerna hai, toh #ThandRakh” (If you want to do something like this tomorrow, keep calm). However, the tweet attracted trolls who reminded him that India has never lost to Pakistan in a 50-over World Cup match.
The internet community responded with various tweets mocking Akhtar. Some users shared photos mocking Pakistan’s performance against India in previous matches. Despite the trolling, India and Pakistan have played each other seven times, with India emerging victories in all seven matches.
The upcoming World Cup match between the two teams is highly anticipated, especially since both teams are unbeaten in the tournament so far. India has secured wins against Australia and Afghanistan, while Pakistan has won both of their matches. This clash follows India’s successful Asia Cup campaign against Pakistan, where one match was abandoned due to rain, and India won the second match convincingly.
The stage is set for an exciting encounter between the two cricketing giants.