The much-talked-about T20 World Cup 2022 completed on Sunday, with England changing into World Champions after defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets within the summit conflict.
England’s all-rounder duo of Ben Stokes and Sam Curran turned out to be the match winners with their respective performances. While Curran took three wickets for simply 12 runs to prohibit Pakistan to 137/8, Stokes smashed an unbeaten 52 to assist England chase down the goal with 5 wickets in hand and one over to spare.
After the sport, Indian pacer Mohammed Shami and former Pakistan quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar received concerned in kind of verbal volley on Twitter. Following the loss, Akhtar Shoaib shared a heartbroken emoji to specific his disappointment. In response, Shami wrote, “Sorry, brother. It’s called karma”, adopted by three heartbreak emojis.
Sorry brother
It’s name karma ??? https://t.co/DpaIliRYkd
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) November 13, 2022
Shami’s reference was not clear, but it surely might be associated to Akhtar’s feedback relating to the Indian pacer after the Men in Blue had misplaced to England within the semi-final. Akhtar had questioned Shami’s place within the Indian aspect and his sudden call-up.
Nonetheless, Akhtar, too, responded to Shami’s ”Karma” tweet with a picture of Harsha Bhogle‘s statement on Pakistan’s bowling, with the caption: “And this is what you call [a] sensible tweet.”
And this what you name smart tweet .. pic.twitter.com/OpVypB34O3
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 13, 2022
As the 2 cricketers indulged in a Twitter battle, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram lashed out at each Shami and Akhtar, asking them to present some maturity and never get entangled in a confrontation.
“We should stay neutral. Indians are patriotic about their country, and I’m fine with that; we are patriotic about our country. But instead of that, jalti pe tel daalna, tweet pe tweet karna, just don’t do it, man,” mentioned Akram whereas talking on Pakistan’s channel A Sports.
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi additionally reacted to the incident and urged that cricketers ought to chorus themselves from making such feedback because it leaves a foul impression on frequent individuals from each nations.
“Cricketers are ambassadors and role models, and we should always try to finish [the tensions] between the two countries. We are two neighbours, and they have responsibilities towards each other. Things that cause hatred should not be done or written; if we are doing this, then what can we expect from the common person or the uneducated people? We should build our relationships, and sport is a medium that helps us build that. We want to continue playing with India, so these unnecessary things shouldn’t be said. If it’s a retired player, then also you shouldn’t write all this, but you should avoid it if you are a current player,” mentioned Afridi on Sama TV.