Published 19:45 IST, July 15th 2019
Mumbai Police uses Wimbledon's 'stretched final' and the 102 over-long Cricket World Cup final to send a message, netizens applaud the irony
Sports fans had a nerve-wracking Sunday with the Wimbledon-winner Novak Djokovic having his task stretched by tennis legend Roger Federer and the Cricket World Cup Final stretching to a super over-tie and a controversial result crowning hosts England champions finally. But Mumbai police's Twitter handle, at its creative best, seems to have found gems in these intense sports moments on Monday
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Sports fans h a nerve-wracking Sunday with Wimbledon-winner vak Djokovic having his task stretched by tennis legend Roger Federer and Cricket World Cup Final stretching to a super over-tie and a controversial result crowning hosts England champions finally. But Mumbai police's Twitter handle, at its creative best, seems to have found gems in se intense sports moments on Monday.
Expressing its dedication to 'maximum city', Mumbai police has tweeted a picture of 2019 Wimbledon Champion vak Djokovic stretching to his limit in an attempt to return opponent Roger Federer's volley, captioning 'Mumbai, we'll always be your safety net!'
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law enforcement department also took inspiration from Cricket World Cup (CWC)'s nail-biting finish where 100 overs were t eugh to crown world champion to tweet 'Playing 100 overs may t be eugh to decide a match, but dialing 100 may be eugh to find our catch!'
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Netizens love humour but cry at reality
Netizens have loved Mumbai Police's twitter game while lamenting at results:
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World Cup and Wimbledon results:
England beat New Zealand in a nail-biting last-ball thriller to clinch ir maiden World Cup title at Lord's Cricket Grounds in London on July 14 after winning Super Over tie due to scoring more boundaries than New Zealand.
Meanwhile, vak Djokovic saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major on Sunday against Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer in Wimbledon's longest final ever.
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19:30 IST, July 15th 2019