On Sunday, India defeated Pakistan in an epic match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Arshdeep Singh's bowling, Virat Kohli's batting, and Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance led the team to victory. Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag poked fun at Pakistan after the game.
After Babar Azam's side lost the final-over thriller, Sehwag posted a video of a man, who appeared to be a Pakistan fan, breaking the TV. His caption for the video was at his hilarious best. The post has since gone viral over the internet.
"Relax Padosiyon , it’s only a game. You tried really well. Hamaare yahan Deepawali hai toh pataakhe phod rahe hain aur aap bevajah TV phod rahe hain. Nahin yaar, TV ka kya kasoor," Sehwag wrote in the caption.
Here is Virender Sehwag's Instagram post
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As for the game, Arshdeep, who was playing in his first World Cup, struck on his first ball to dismiss Babar Azam for a golden duck. Along the way, the India left-arm fast bowler became only the second bowler in T20I history to dismiss Babar for a first-ball duck, following Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi.
The 23-year-old returned for his second over and dismissed Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan (4 off 12), becoming the first bowler to dismiss both openers in the same innings. Arshdeep finished with 3/32 as Pakistan scored 159/8 after being put into bat.
India's response was disastrous, as its top order collapsed early on. After dismissing the likes of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Suryakumar Yadav, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah gave Pakistan some hope. Former India captain Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya, however, pushed the game to the limit, with Kohli (82* off 53) hammering Pakistan's bowlers.
Pandya made the difficult walk back to the dugout with 16 runs needed in the final over as Mohammad Nawaz ended his struggle. When the fourth ball was hit for a six, the umpire called a no-ball as it was a high full-toss. Nawaz bowled a wide after India scored three runs on a free hit.
Nawaz bowled a wide with two runs needed off two balls to level the score. Ravichandran Ashwin, the new batter in the middle, cleared the infield for a single, sending the Indian dugout into ecstasy.