IND vs AUS: Irfan Pathan slams Pakistan fans for trolling India U19 team, calls out keyboard warriors

IND vs AUS: Irfan Pathan slams Pakistan fans for trolling India U19 team, calls out keyboard warriors

Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan has lashed out at Pakistan cricket fans after they trolled the Indian U19 team for losing the World Cup Final against Australia. The India colts were outclassed by the Australians and lost the final of the U19 World Cup by 79 runs on Sunday, 11 February.

Several Pakistan fans trolled the Indian team for losing the third successive final against Australia. Before the U19 loss, India senior men’s team had lost the World Test Championship Final and the ODI World Cup Final against Pat Cummins’ side.

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Pathan was left furious with the trolling against the young and budding cricketers and took to Twitter to lash out on Sunday evening, within an hour of India’s loss in Benoni.

“Despite their U19 team not making it to the final, keyboard warriors from across the border find pleasure in our youngsters’ defeat. This negative attitude reflects poorly on their nation’s mindset. #padosi,” Pathan wrote on Twitter.

Pathan used the hashtag padosi as well which has been out there since the 2022 T20 World Cup Final which Pathan used to troll Pakistan fans after India’s group stage win against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In that game, Virat Kohli pulled off a thrilling chase against the Pakistan side.

Since then many Pakistan cricket fans have used the same hashtag to target Irfan Pathan or troll the Indian cricket team in general.

And there was no exception on Sunday, 11 February.

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On the day, Australia put up a superior display against India in the final of the tournament. The Australian pace attack put in a combined effort and dismantled a strong Indian batting line-up. Australia successfully defended their total of 253 runs – the highest score ever in the history of the U19 World Cup -by 79 runs.

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