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India-Pakistan match: This time, PSL teams seek ‘revenge’ by not leaving India behind
The day before yesterday, IPL team Punjab Kings posted a graphics card on their X handle about the India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup; where there was no name or flag of any team as India’s opponent. The name of the opponent Pakistan team was kept hidden.
India-Pakistan match: This time, PSL teams seek ‘revenge’ by not leaving India behind
Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Karachi Kings responded to Punjab’s actions. They shared the match card on social media yesterday, leaving India as Pakistan’s opponent. This post by Karachi Kings features Pakistan captain Salman Agha. The card shows him sitting on a chair and playing chess. But there is no one as his opponent. The chair in front of Salman is empty. The caption reads, ‘Game two for men in green. Let’s go.’ That is, Pakistan’s second match. Let’s go ahead.
Punjab had Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill on their card. The card did not have the name or flag of Pakistan as India’s opponent. The Karachi Kings card quickly spread on social media. In the meantime, more than 40,000 people have reacted to the card on Facebook. More than 3,000 comments have been received. The X card has been viewed by about 450,000 netizens. Although the Punjab Kings card is being discussed more. So far, 230,000 netizens have viewed this X card. In the last week of April, 26 people were killed in a gun attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir. After that, the two countries got into a conflict. The two neighbors will face each other on the cricket field for the first time in the Asia Cup. India and Pakistan will face each other tomorrow in Dubai.
Several former Indian cricketers do not want the India-Pakistan match to take place in the Asia Cup. Former spinner Harbhajan Singh and former cricketer Kedar Yadav have called for a boycott of the match.
