Published 13:05 IST, December 4th 2022

Amit Mishra slams Pakistani troll, reminds him of MS Dhoni's stature as India captain

Veteran Indian cricketer Amit Mishra came up with an epic reply to a Pakistani fan’s tweet trolling MS Dhoni’s record in international cricket.

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Veteran India cricketer Amit Mishra’s tweet in reply to a Pakistani fan who looked to troll MS Dhoni is currently going viral among cricket fans. In tweet, Mishra reminded fan of MS Dhoni’s stature in world cricket, including his incredible milestone of winning three ICC-organised tournaments within seven years of taking charge. fan earlier tried to troll former India captain by comparing his batting stats in overseas assignments.

It is pertinent to mention that PCB has faced heavy criticism in last few days for curating a poor pitch at Rawalpindi for 1st Test match between India and Pakistan. Batting in first innings, England went on to amass a record-highest Test total of 657 runs, before Pakistan hit 579 runs in 2nd innings. Cricket enthusiasts around world have since lashed out at PCB for not preparing an international standard pitch yet again.

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Pakistan's criticism for poor Rawalpindi pitch

Replying to criticism, Pakistani fan looked to throw she at Indian cricket legend. He trolled MS Dhoni for his tally of centuries outside Asia, by comparing it to Pakistan’s wrist-spinner Yasir Shah. “To those Indian fans saying Pakistani batters can only play on flat tracks. Yasir Shah has more test hundreds away from Asia than MS Dhoni,” fan wrote.

Amit Mishra reminds Pakistani troll of MS Dhoni's epic captaincy record

In reply to jibe at Dhoni, veteran wrist-spinner Amit Mishra said, “It took 3 captains and 24 years for Pakistan to win World cup, T20 World cup and champions trophy. MS Dhoni won all three within 7 years.” Mishra referred to fact that Pakistan won 1992 ODI World Cup under Imran Khan, and 2009 T20 World Cup under Younis Khan, before picking up 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.

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three aforementioned titles are three biggest white-ball tournaments organized by international cricket governing body ICC. In his first year as skipper of Indian T20I squ, Dhoni led a young squ to a T20 World Cup win during inaugural edition of event. India n clinched ICC ODI World Cup for first time in 28 years in 2011 under Dhoni’s leership and won ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.

13:05 IST, December 4th 2022