WORLD CUP 2019 | Pak PM Imran Khan's aide rants on Twitter after captain Sarfaraz Ahmed goes against advice to opt to bat, netizens have a field day

After Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed decided to bowl first against India in the World Cup match in Manchester and go against the advice of PM Imran Khan, who is one of the greatest cricketer produced by his country, not only netizens but even the Prime Minister's Special Assistant have shown their disapproval.

PM Khan's Special Assistant Naeem ul Haque has expressed discontent over the decision of his country's cricket team.  

"As PM Imran Khan has pointed out the key to today's match between Pakistan and India is mental strength...our decision not to bat first was not correct. Because our record in batting second and chasing a total is pretty bad...and that is where mental strength is tested," Haque said in a tweet.

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Khan, who had led the team which had won the 1992 World Cup had personally advised his national team to bat first in a series of tweets posted before the Sunday Indo-Pak match at Manchester's Old Trafford.

Advising the Pakistani team to "banish all fear of losing" despite India being a favourite, Khan told Pakistani captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to bat first if they win the toss.

"In order to have a winning offensive strategy, Sarfaraz must go in with specialist batsmen and bowlers because "Raillu Kattas" rarely perform under pressure - especially the intense kind that will be generated today. Unless pitch is damp, Sarfaraz must win the toss & bat," tweeted Khan

While Haque has taken a serious issue with the Pakistani players not heeding the Prime Minister's advice, netizens had a laugh over the situation and made merry by sharing memes of PM Khan's supposed reaction to Sarfaraz opting to field

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