Former Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Nida Dar took to social media to praise the Indian men’s cricket team for winning the T20 World Cup and even praised Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – two star players who quit the format after the competition. The problem, however, is that it took place more than two months after the final. India defeated South Africa to lift the T20 World Cup trophy on June 29 and the feat was praised by fans and pundits alike. As a result, her social post took everyone by surprise and users were quick to troll her.
“Congratulations India on winning the @T20WorldCup 2024! Special shoutout to @ImRo45 @imVkohli for their immense contributions to world cricket. Your leadership, skill and dedication have inspired millions of people across the world. Happy retirement, legends!”, Nida's message read.
Nida Dar traveled back in time and got stuck there? https://t.co/vv4uxAWDBA
— Saba S. Sheikh (@sabassheikh) September 5, 2024
The post contained pictures of Virat and Rohit along with the trophy and another picture of Rahul Dravid.
Nida Dar just landed from Mars!!#PakistanCricket #Pakistan https://t.co/U1xTCzfAJk
— amitava (@amitava0112) September 5, 2024
However, she deleted the post from her social media account.
Meanwhile, in men's cricket, Pakistan dropped two places in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings to eighth position after losing 0-2 in the series at home to Bangladesh.
This is the lowest number of points Pakistan has achieved in the Test rankings since 1965, excluding a brief period when the country was not ranked due to insufficient matches.
Pakistan were sixth before the two-match series against Bangladesh, but two home defeats have now seen them drop to the West Indies, on 76 rating points.
This decline underlines a worrying trend for Pakistan in home matches, where they have failed to win their last ten matches since February 2021.
During that period, Pakistan have lost six matches and drawn the other four, with series of defeats against Australia, England and now Bangladesh.
(With IANS inputs)
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