Sharif tweeted on India’s defeat to Pakistan by 10 wickets in the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup.
Babar Azam, captain of the Pakistani cricket team, revealed during a news conference that he had not seen Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s now-famous tweet comparing the scores 152 to 0 and 170 to 0. The T20 World Cup final is set for the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with Pakistan taking against England.
When asked if such social media postings tend to put more pressure on the side, one respondent said that they did.
“There is no pressure as such. But sorry to say, I didn’t see this tweet so I have no knowledge of it. But yes we just try to give our best against the opposition,” Babar told reporters at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, made what looked to be a jab at India following their defeat by England in the second semifinal on Thursday, which India suffered by a score of ten wickets.
Sharif tweeted, “So, this Sunday, it’s: 152/0 vs 170/0,” making reference to India’s loss of 10 wickets to Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup and the fact that England and Pakistan will now play each other in the final on Sunday. Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets.
Pakistan has returned to the stadium where the story of the trapped tigers was first told thirty years ago, and England is once again the team that stands in their way.
This improbable journey to the Twenty20 World Cup final has many parallels to Pakistan’s 1992 victory against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which gave Pakistan its first World Cup trophy in the 50-over format.
