India and Pakistan resumed their rivalry with a seventh installment in the T20 World Cup clashes in Melbourne on Sunday. Virat Kohli led India, which was staring at defeat for a large part of the game to a famous win. Here is a look at how social media reacted to this IND vs PAK clash in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Sundar Pichai relived the final three overs of the game on Diwali.
Singer Nick Jonas wishes Team India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauds India after a well fought victory.
Here is what happened on a Chandigarh to Mumbai flight today.
Shoaib Malik says Virat Kohli is a class apart.
Praise from Richa Chadha for India.
Think Ashwin was calm and composed today? Chennai 28 did it first!
Michael Vaughn is all of us. Simply in awe and speechless.
Teammate SKY heaps praise on Virat Kohli
Ab De Villiers admires his special friend
King Khan to King Kohli - “So inspiring”
Virat Kohli giving Indians more reasons to celebrate on Diwali.
Wasim Jaffer calls Virat’s knock ‘An innings for the ages’.
Virat Kohli was emotional after the run chase today, Harsha Bhogle says.
Brad Hogg was not convinced about those three byes on the free hit. A different decision might have changed the result of this game.
Bumrah might not be with the team but he’s always there in spirit and support!
Mithali Raj shared her support for the former India captain, lauding his effort and Hardik Pandya’s contribution in Melbourne
WV Raman likens Virat Kohli to Rajinikanth. Seems like a fitting honour!
Anushka Sharma posted an adorable message for her husband and man of the moment - Virat Kohli
Ashwin’s presence of mind in those last two balls summed up by Melinda Farrell in this tweet
Word.
Praise from the God of Cricket himself!
Hardik Pandya dedicates his performance and this win to his father and draws from his own tryst with fatherhood to speak about what his dad did for him and his career.
Lest we forget - Ravichandran Ashwin’s cricket brain helped India over the line without a fuss. He knew Nawaz’s line and breached their tight field to get India over the line in the last ball.
From one king to another. Neeraj Chopra hails Virat Kohli’s incredible innings vs Pakistan
Virat Kohli going the extra mile to make this a clean Diwali by finishing the country’s quota of fireworks in one evening without an ounce of pollution!
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah hails Virat Kohli’s innings and also immortalises this moment of camaraderie between Rohit Shama and Virat Kohli right after India sealed this famous win against Pakistan in Melbourne.
Two of the most heavily criticized (even trolled) players in the recent past stepped up to see India through to a famous World Cup win in Melbourne today. This calls for the most Bollywood of Bollywood memes from Wasim Jaffer.
Robin Uthappa leads the tributes to a brilliant showing by Virat Kohli. Quite the way to ring in Diwali!
Accurate description of the Indian cricket community right now. True Superman-esque innings from King Kohli!
How many Gods did you pray to, Indian fans, and was he called Virat Kohli?
You guys know this as well as we do. There are going to be 5000 “What a match” tweets that will come in on social media. Nawaz has been a boiling pot of emotions and very unhealthy twists and turns in this final over.
Our blood pressure machines must be laughing at us right now. Virat Kohli with nerves of ice though.
Should India have picked Rishabh Pant for this fixture?
When Hardik helped Pakistan with their field placement. A bowl of noise the MCG now.
We’re heading to a close finish. 48 needed off 18 for India and Dale Steyn can hear this crowd across cities.
What did you make of Axar Patel’s run out? Was it a good decision by the third umpire?
WV Raman is counting on Hardik Pandya to see this through. India needs 70 runs in 36 balls to win.
Axar may have failed with the bat, but Sanjay Manjrekar’s tweet reminds you of his utility with the ball
Rauf and Naseem smiling on the side
We live for these puns! IYKYK
The opening bowlers for Pakistan have Dale Steyn’s approval
KL Rahul survived Shaheen Afridi but couldn’t survive Naseem Shah.
A couple of ‘4’ and ‘6’ placards fell on the sightscreen pausing play in the first over of the Indian chase.
Festive spirit in full swing!
Let’s not forget Hardik’s crucial three wickets which derailed Pakistan in the middle overs.
We can. Can you?
Babar spoke of 160-170 on this pitch. Tom Moody, looking at an odd passage of play by Pakistan in the middle over where a flurry of wickets fell, believes 150 will be encouraging enough.
An Indian legend honoured. A few fans were spotted with Mithali Raj jerseys and even tweeted to her about turning him with her numbers for this India vs Pakistan game.
Sunny Deol entering the meme fabric of this match thanks to Virender Sehwag.
This one from Wasim Jaffer hilariously looks back at all the folks wanting this game to be rain-free! Side note: There are over 1 CR people streaming this mach on Hotstar! Beat that.
Yuvraj Singh believes that dropped catch has turned the momentum in Pakistan’s favour. Below is the photo of that grassed catch.
Ravichandran Ashwin grassed a catch while attempting to dismiss Shan Masood of Pakistan | Photo Credit: Getty Images
This Barmy Army tweet was asking for a history lesson and Amit Mishra is here to deliver one.
Arshdeep Singh could not have asked for a better start as he sends back Rizwan after Bhuvneshwar took a simple catch at fine leg. The joy is infectious, from one Sardar to another!
Arshdeep Singh removes Babar Azam on his very first ball! Golden duck for the Pakistan captain and this tweet from his IPL franchise Punjab Kings sums up how Indian fans must be feeling
Rohit Sharma at the MCG after the anthem was all of us! Pure emotion from the Indian skipper.
National anthems - one of the best parts of high-octane encounters like this one. Whether you’re at the MCG or thousands of miles away in India
Old rivals got some time to exchange pleasantries as the teams made their way to the stadium to inspect the pitch and get some last-minute drills in.
Dinesh Karthik started his T20 World Cup journey in 2007 against Pakistan.
India and Pakistan - a big rivalry with big moments. Relive some of them from T20 World Cup history here. How will this game add to this cricketing legacy?
Almost forgot about this gem featuring Sourav Ganguly and Inzamam-Ul-Haq
Pakistani comedian Momin Saqib’s is happy to help drain the MCG himself if it comes to it, but is determined that Melbourne will see a cracking India, Pakistan clash in the T20 World Cup.
The Barmy Army knows how to get that Twitter engagement!
Wasim Jaffer has a nifty Halloween idea!
If you’re in Melbourne today for the India vs Pakistan game, have you spotted this cool mural in Higson Lane?
Cheering on India from home is spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who after a good show in the South Africa ODI series, said he was not disappointed on missing the bus for the T20 World Cup 2022.You can watch his full press conference where Kuldeep speaks about becoming a realist, working on his performances post injury and missing out on ‘KulCha’ in Australia.
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