KL Rahul tweets on Hardik Pandya's birthday, fans return with 'Koffee memes' on occasion

Indian cricketers KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya share a great friendship and are often seen bonding on and off field. two players, who are among prominent names in Indian cricket, currently share same love for cricket and fashion. Both Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul are often seen leaving heart-warming comments on each or's social media posts, which is ar testament to ir close friendship.

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KL Rahul wishes Hardik Pandya on 27th birthday, fans run meme riot

On Sunday, KL Rahul took to Twitter to wish Hardik Pandya on his 27th birthday. Punjab skipper posted a photo with Mumbai all-rounder, which was a snap taken during last year's Cricket World Cup. In caption, KL Rahul called Hardik Pandya family.

As soon as KL Rahul posted tweet wishing Hardik Pandya, netizens started flooding Twitter with 'Koffee memes and trolls'. To provide context, last year, KL Rahul was present on a chat show alongside his close friend, Hardik Pandya. After show went live on television, several people raised ir voice against some of comments which were made on show by Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul. People objected calling Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul's comments “misogynistic” and “sexist.”

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To make matters worse, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) even stopped Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul from playing in some of matches during Australia tour. Both Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were called back home and an investigation was launched. After clearing that, two players were allowed to play again for India.

Several reactions poured in on Twitter as fans made memes and trolls. Some fans also lauded KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya's friendship. Let's take a look at a few reactions.

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Meanwhile, both cricketers are busy in plying ir trades in Dream11 IPL 2020 in UAE. Hardik Pandya has played some quickfire cameos and has scored 135 runs in seven matches so far at a blistering strike-rate of 155.17. His team is leading on Dream11 IPL 2020 points table with five wins in seven games.

On or hand, KL Rahul has had a stunning start to Dream11 IPL 2020 on a personal level. Punjab skipper is leading run-scorer of tournament with 387 runs across seven innings at an aver of 64.50. However, his team has failed to perform as y are languishing at bottom of Dream11 IPL 2020 points table with one win and six defeats in seven games.

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SOURCE: KL RAHUL INSTAGRAM