‘Lip Service kar rahe hain sirf’ – Fans react to Mohammad Rizwan’s controversial tweet after win over Sri Lanka during ODI World Cup 2023
Mohammad Rizwan's tweet causes massive controversy.
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Oct 11, 2023 7:26 pm
Mohammad Rizwan played a key role as he helped Pakistan win against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The Pakistan cricket team won the game by six wickets in Hyderabad to win their 2nd game in ODI World Cup 2023. The Pakistani team chased down the 345-run target set by Sri Lanka to claim two points. Earlier in the tournament, the Babar Azam-led side had beaten the Netherlands at the same venue. Meanwhile, a controversy erupted at the end of the game as Mohammad Rizwan took to Twitter. The 32-year-old’s tweet has offended a lot of fans and some have asked the Apex Cricket Body to intervene.
Mohammad Rizwan (source-twitter)
Mohammad Rizwan’s Tweet Causes Massive Outrage –
Post the win over Sri Lanka, Mohammad Rizwantook to Twitter to share his delight. The Pakistani wicket-keeper wrote “This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Happy to contribute in the win. Credits to the whole team and especially Abdullah Shafique and Hasan Ali for making it easier. Extremely grateful to the people of Hyderabad for the amazing hospitality and support throughout”
This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. 🤲🏼
Happy to contribute in the win. Credits to the whole team and especially Abdullah Shafique and Hassan Ali for making it easier.
Extremely grateful to the people of Hyderabad for the amazing hospitality and support throughout.
Chasing 345 to win, Pakistan was placed in a precarious looking 37/2 having lost Imam Ul Haq and Babar Azam. It took a 176-run stand for the third wicket between Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique to bail the team out of troubled waters. Shafique scored his first ODI century before departing for 113 runs from 103 balls.
Rizwan then added 95 runs for the fourth wicket with Saud Shakeel in just 69 balls to take his team closer. The winning hit came when Rizwan hit Madushanka for a four to seal the biggest chase in ODI World Cup history. The Pakistani batter was not out on a career-best 131 off 121 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes.
The Sri Lankans won the toss and chose to bat first and saw Kusal Perera depart early. Pathum Nissanka set the ball rolling with 51 runs. it was Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama who took the Pakistani bowling on with a classy 111-run stand.
Kusal Mendis scored 122 runs which came off just 77 balls with 14 hits to the fence and 6 massive sixes. Samarawickrama scored 108 runs from 93 balls with 11 fours and 2 sixes as Sri Lanka scored 344/9. Hasan Ali was the leading wicket-taker with 4/71 from his 10 overs.
Here’s how the fans reacted –
This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. 🤲🏼
Happy to contribute in the win. Credits to the whole team and especially Abdullah Shafique and Hassan Ali for making it easier.
Extremely grateful to the people of Hyderabad for the amazing hospitality and support throughout.
Lip service kar rahe hain Sirf! Gaza ke bhaiyon ko is Waqt sabse zyada zarurat jis cheez ki hai wo hai Pani, hospitals, shelters, rebuilding of Infrastructure and all that needs money. Agar Gaan mein gooda hai to Pakistan Cricket team se 5-10 million Daallar donate karwa do
How will a century or a win help them in Gaza? Instead, you and entire Pak team should donate all kinds of earnings, whether it's match fees, awards, endorsements, etc., from the World Cup to Palestinians. That would be genuine assistance. Otherwise this tweet is just hogwash.
