Internet blows up after Irfan Pathan's seemingly brutal dig at Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni

Former Indian cricket team pacer Irfan Pathan is known for his role in Team India's successful triumph at the T20 World Cup 2007 and also for providing the team with early breakthroughs in the first over. Pathan's recent tweet after Team India's win against West Indies in the 3rd T20I has kickstarted a debate among the fans. The netizens are coming with different reactions on social media and feel that he has taken an indirect dig at Hardik and former India captain MS Dhoni in his recent tweet. 

3 things you need to know 

• Hardik Pandya denied Tilak Varma a fifty by hitting with the Indian youngsters stranded on 49*
• Team India defeated West Indies in the third T20I by seven wickets
• Indian team registered the first victory of the series and the scoreline as of now reads 2-1

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Speculations rife about Irfan Pathan taking a dig on Hardik Pandya

After the Indian cricket team won the third T20I against West Indies and Hardik Pandya finished the match with a six, Irfan Pathan posted a cryptic tweet on his official Twitter handle. Netizens are continuously speculating it to be an inderct dig at Hrdik Pandya and former captain MS Dhoni.

Pathan's tweet reads: 

How did netizens react to Irfan Pathan's recent 'cryptic' tweet? 

Here's how the netizens reacted to Irfan Pathan's recent tweet after Team India's recent win in the third IND vs WI T20I match. 

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Former Indian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni was known to come at the end and finish games in a memorable fashion for the team. The same act was repeated by Hardik Pandya in the third India vs West Indies T20I match wherein he took the 'Men in Blue' over the line, by hitting a six off the fifth ball of the 18th over of the Windies pacer Rovman Powell. Pandya received a lot of backlash from the Team India fans on social media, and they considered Pandya's act as a 'selfish gesture'. This was because his six didn't allow, non-striker Tilak Varma to complete his second T20I half-century. 

The visitors will now fly to Florida in the USA, wherein the last two matches of the T20I series between India and West Indies will be played on August 12 and 13, 2023 respectively.