‘Kiski baat ho rahi yaha?’ – Fans react as former india cricketer Irfan Pathan comes up with cryptic tweet after India vs West Indies third T20I
Irfan Pathan (Source: Twitter)
India won the third T20I in Guyana against West Indies to stay alive in the T20I series. It was a must-win game for the visiting side, as a loss would have meant that India could not have a crack at winning the series. With the last two games set to be played in Lauderhill of Florida, India is again in a must-win situation to win the remaining couple of games.
India won the third T20I due to a complete team performance. At first, the bowling unit had a collectively good game. The bowlers restricted the West Indies to a total of 159 runs, which was not that difficult to chase. Captain Hardik Pandya was economical with the new ball. Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel bowled well from the other end.
In the middle overs, the spin trio of Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Kuldeep Yadav bowled extremely well. Although Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep were expensive at the death, bowling worked for the most part. India lost both its openers early while chasing the target. But the duo of Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav took India home.
Hardik Pandya’s decision and Irfan Pathan’s tweet
The 32-year-old unorthodox batter was at his best and scored 83 runs in 44 deliveries. The young Tilak Varma remained unbeaten at 49(37) and saw India home along with Hardik, who scored 20*(15). Towards the end of the Indian innings, Varma was so near to completing his second fifty. But Hardik finished things himself and won the match for Team India.
The decision of Hardik to finish the innings himself is being criticized by the fans and former cricketers, as an opportunity for the youngster to finish the game would have been a moral booster for the Guntur-born cricketer. Speaking about the incident, the former Indian player Irfan Pathan tweeted in a cryptic way. The tweet read “Mushkil kaam aap karo, Asaan kaam mein Kar leta hoo. Suna suna Sa lagta hai…” which was presumably used to attack the Indian captain for his decision.
Here’s how the fans reacted to Irfan Pathan’s tweet:
https://twitter.com/arindamdeka167/status/1689151903509483521?s=20
Talking about this unique captain? pic.twitter.com/5UANRulwhX
— Shelby (@TuAagLagaDega) August 9, 2023
https://twitter.com/Hxmesh/status/1689152167498952705?s=20
No hardik Pandya harmed here.
— Surya Verma (@surya78_verma) August 9, 2023
Bodied that Caribbean Pandya
— Bateman (@baldaati) August 9, 2023
Misbah to Joginder Sharma in T20 wc final.
— ABHISHEK (@OneAbhishekJain) August 9, 2023
Kiski baat ho rahi yaha??
— J (@jaankiii_) August 9, 2023
Pandya trying to become Dhoni
— King Babar Azam Army (@babarazamking_) August 9, 2023
Are you sure? pic.twitter.com/oDpeK58XvV
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) August 9, 2023
Brutal attack on Hardik Pandya..
— Pratham (@JainnSaab) August 9, 2023
https://twitter.com/LovepreetS49/status/1689151466873982976?s=20
