The Pakistan team qualified for the semi-finals at the T20 World Cup 2022. The Netherlands was instrumental in getting Pakistan into the semi-finals. After the Netherlands’ victory against Africa, former Indian fast pitcher Venkatesh Prasad wrote in a tweet: “So the ‘saffron’ helped Pakistan reach the semi-finals.” People have started criticizing Venkatesh Prasad for this tweet.
Actually, the Netherlands jersey is saffron. Because of this, Venkatesh Prasad tweeted and wrote that saffron helped Pakistan reach the semi-finals. The Netherlands had cleared the half way for Pakistan by defeating Africa by 13 runs. After this, Pakistan secured their place on the semi-edge by beating Bangladesh.
In this ‘saffron’ tweet from Venkatesh, people started trolling him on social media. One user tweeted and wrote: ‘There is so much hate on you. It’s a game, let it be a game. Whatever you do, the ICC and the BCCI are not going to stand up to you. Below average bowlers. Another user tweeted and wrote: ‘Dude, this was a good guy, what are you talking about now?
Apart from this, another user wrote while replying, “This man wants to be the next BCCI president or the next chief minister of Karnataka.” Another user responded by saying: ‘Indian ex-players are sycophants’. Apart from this, many users gave their own reactions.
Isme nafrat ki baat kahan se aa gyi. Ye unn logo ke liye answer tha jo last year ‘Kaafiron’ ko hara ke khush ho rahe the. Thodi si akal karo aur bhavnaon ko samjho. You sports lovers ke liye kahi hui baat nhi hain.
— Mahadev Aapka Bhalakare (@araina2009) November 6, 2022
This man wants to become the next president of BCCI or he can be the next chief minister of Karnataka. https://t.co/nWGHrnApbp
— Perpendicular Rofl🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@INCWarrior1443) November 6, 2022
Former Indian cricketers cringe. https://t.co/De5w7k17Pa
— Arjun (@Arjunspiegel) November 6, 2022
Thank God I never liked him even as a player. He was one of the most inconsistent bowlers I have ever seen. He always felt that he would throw the game away every time he was selected to bowl.
— John_is_da_man (@john_is_da_man) November 6, 2022
He has been a cricketer who never understood the importance of being a sportsman. For a cricketer, the game is religion, everything else is irrelevant. The opposition is not your enemy. At the end of the day, the best team must win.
— Yunus Sait (@yunussait) November 6, 2022
Venkatesh Prasad shone after the 1996 World Cup. The match played between India and Pakistan in that year’s World Cup saw a debate between Venkatesh Prasad and Amir Sohail. During the match, Amir Sohail hit Venkatesh Prasad to score a limit. After this, he made Aamir Sohail bold.