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'There is only one king' - Fans shut down Governing Body's 'Badshah Babar' post following Virat Kohli's heroic knock

As soon as this social media post reached the Indian fans on the social media, they took no time in mocking the portrayal and making humorous

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India-Pakistan cricket match is still the rivalry that is famously known as the ‘undeclared curfew.’ Throughout the globe, everyone who loves cricket comes at still when it’s India vs Pakistan in either of the competitions. The two Asian giants recently locked horns in their tournament opener in the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022.

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Just before the commencement of the match, cricket’s governing body happened to share some posters and illustrations of the players from both India and Pakistan. Pictures seemed like brilliant pieces of art it also gave a chance to Indian fans to take a dig at their neighbors on the internet.

Just a few hours before the match, governing body shared an illustration of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, with a crown, sitting on a regal throne and a sword in his hands. They captioned the post as ‘Badshah of international cricket.

As soon as this social media post reached the Indian fans on the social media, they took no time in mocking the portrayal and making humorous and witty jokes about ‘Badshah Babar.’ Especially, Virat Kohli fans iterated that there is only one king of cricket, and he is none other than the former Indian skipper and legendary batter Kohli.

Here’s how Indian fans reacted to ‘Badshah Babar’ on social media:

Furthermore, talking about the match, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and asked the men in green to bat first. Batting first, Pakistan posted a total of 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh scalped three wickets each for the Indian team.

While chasing the target, the Indian team was struggling at the moment when they lost four wickets only on the score of 31 runs, but the chase master Virat Kohli took the charge then. He went on to smash a brilliant match-defining knock of 82 runs off 53 balls to help India register a memorable win by four wickets against Pakistan.

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