The cricket boards of India and Pakistan are already fighting over the venue of the Asia Cup 2023 and now a tweet from a PSL franchise may further deteriorate the situation. We are talking about Lahore Qalandars that posted a photo of their player Mohammed Hussain Talat in which he is seen having tea.
Here is the image:
The pic was captioned as, “Ye tu ‘Tea is Fantastic’ ho gya.”
Ye tu "Tea is Fantastic" hogya – @HussainTallat12 #QalandarHum #HBLPSL8 pic.twitter.com/fVzjKIq0ks
— Lahore Qalandars (@lahoreqalandars) February 16, 2023
This was a direct jibe at India in regard to the incident which took place in 2019 involving wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman. After India destroyed the training camps of mercenaries in Balakot, Pakistan tried to destroy India’s military installations by sending 24 fighter jets but India gave a strong response in air because of which Pakistan had to retreat. The wing commander Abhinandan who was flying MiG-21 Bison shot down Pakistani F-16 but he was also got shot down by a Pakistani aircraft and after ejecting, he fell on the other side of the Line of Control.
Abhinandan Varthaman was arrested by the Pakistani authorities, though they released the Indian officer soon citing that they want to promote peace but as per some reports, the Indian government had issued stern warning to the Pakistani government that they would face dire consequences if Abhinandan was not returned soon or anything happened to him.
After Abhinandan’s release, a video was shared by the Pakistani government in which the Indian wing commander was seen thanking Pakistani authorities for the tea and said ‘tea is fantastic’. The Indian social media users didn’t take this tweet lightly and gave kickass response by reminding Pakistanis that their government appealed to them to reduce their tea intake as tea is also imported in Pakistan by taking loan. Some Indian social media users also talked about Virat Kohli’s innings at MCG and here are some selected reactions:
Aur phir katora leke bhikh mangoge ki "Hame bhi IPL khelne do " 😭 "please pakistan aa jao Asia cup khelne" 😭
— Risv (@ateteenhive) February 16, 2023
So nice to see u guys still have tea stocks in the country !! Koi baat nahi, khana nahi toh kya hua , chai toh hai Desh Mai !!
— Satisfied Soul (@SatisfiedSoul5) February 17, 2023
Ye tu"surgical strike"hogya-@adgpi #IndianArmy #India
— 🌹 (@sochnakyahai) February 18, 2023
Has to be "Fantastic" since Pakis import Assam & Darjeeling tea via Dubai. The best tea in the World.
Thank you for the compliment.— ABCD (@abcd_1883) February 18, 2023
Ye tu "Laure lag gaye" hogya – @TheRealPCB pic.twitter.com/2o3EDUhAEF
— Harshitha (@gharshitha_) February 17, 2023
This is so disgusting, shame on you 🤮. Kaha gaye vo pakistani fans jo bolte hai hum cricket me politics nahi karte, to phir ye kya hai 🥴
— Shoaib✨ (@Hey_Shoaib76) February 17, 2023
— हलालालुईया ✪ (@halalalujah) February 18, 2023
Even the tea in the hands of @HussainTallat12 has been imported and paid through a loan. Sad culture. pic.twitter.com/idKaQgJVWq
— Vibhu Singh (@travelwithcalm) February 17, 2023
Atta is Fantastic too 🤤 pic.twitter.com/Oph66GfDlK
— Juilius Sneezer (@itsmewhocares11) February 17, 2023
Chai peene k paise hai bhikhari log ??? 😆😆
— 𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐔 🇮🇳 (@ShivajiRajay) February 17, 2023
@IrfanPathan Sir was right when he said "GRACE apke bas ki baat nahi hai."
Keep barking Pakistaniyo— 💎 🇮🇳 Bhushan Patil 🇮🇳 💎 (@Bhushanpatilgis) February 18, 2023
Tea was fantastic because " tange khap rahethe" "Atta ni milraha tha"
— Sanju Kulkarni (@sanjukulk1988) February 19, 2023
Congratulations to all those Pakistanis who can afford 'Tea'💐💐😂😂
— Manish Srivastava🇮🇳 (@manishcs198) February 18, 2023
Ye ‘duck is fantastic’ hogaya pic.twitter.com/1PBYlRP4WG
— AaryanSRTFan (@aaryanspam) February 18, 2023
But but India ko Politics and CRICKET alag rakhne ko kehte hain..
Aur khud CRICKET mein politics la rhe hain.. Ab inki desh inki awam aur inka ye cheap league
— Surojit Samanta (@IAmTimeWalker2K) February 18, 2023
As far as the Asia Cup 2023 is concerned, the hosting rights may have been with Pakistan but India has refused to visit Pakistan for playing in the tournament and has demanded that the venue should be shifted to either UAE or Sri Lanka. No final decision was taken in this regard in the last meeting of the Asian Cricket Council which took place in Bahrain and now everything depends on the meeting which will take place in March.
The tweet was certainly in a bad taste but got a mouth-shutting response, what do you say?
