Virat Kohli or Ahmed Shehzad? Pakistanis choose Indian cricket team captain
A meme on social media brought out the love Pakistanis have for Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli.
cricket Updated: Sep 23, 2017 17:13 IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli’s fans are spread across the world but when those who are across the border register their presence in any manner, it becomes really special.
Once again, Pakistani fans have made it clear that when it comes to Virat Kohli, their opinion is not going to be either biased or influenced by anything.
All that they seem to have is love and admiration for one of the finest batsmen in international cricket at present, which they never miss out on expressing.
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A twitter account named ‘All Pakistan Memes’ with a few followers was left surprised when a tweet asking to pick a choice between Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad and Virat Kohli went viral, sparking interesting reactions from fans.
Pakistani fans voted in thousands in favour of the Indian run machine when the account shared a collage of Shehzad and Kohli, asking to ‘retweet’ for the Pakistani batsman and ‘like’ the tweet if they voted for the Indian cricketer.
Guess what? Kohli once again amassed numbers to such a great extent that those who picked Shehzad were left in a minority. Compared to Shehzad’s 300-odd retweets, Kohli generated more than 6,000 likes!
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Let's settle this
— All Pakistan Memes (@allPakistanMeme) September 12, 2017
RT for ahmed shahzad
Like for Virat kohli
#PAKvsWorldXI pic.twitter.com/MyktPUWC3l
It was not only the numbers that Kohli garnered, but replies to the tweet showed how much Pakistan loves Kohli and how disappointed they have been with Shehzad, who has been long compared with the Indian cricketer for his looks.
Let's settle this
— All Pakistan Memes (@allPakistanMeme) September 12, 2017
RT for ahmed shahzad
Like for Virat kohli
#PAKvsWorldXI pic.twitter.com/MyktPUWC3l
Come on . Accept it , out of 100 times, 99.9% time one kohli is equal or above then 6 batsmen of Pakistan team frm past current & in future
— NABEEL ZAHID (@nabz84) September 12, 2017
Kohli is way better
— Master Oogway (@calculus_guy) September 12, 2017
We all in pakistan know that
Khud compare kar ke pic.twitter.com/3AfQz7IkXy
— Gop@l MBA (@giri_gopal) September 13, 2017
THIS IS SO DISRESPECTFUL TO VIRAT KOHLI
— Maryam (@BefourMaryam) September 12, 2017
bhai ahmed kholi k ass pas bhi nahi janab
— Emii CapTain (@Emidarker) September 13, 2017
kholi legend hai
Kholi all the way, coz he loves n lives for what he do, unlike shahzad.
— Abdul Basit (@ranabasit15) September 13, 2017
you can't even write @iamAhmadshahzad name next to Virat Kohli. Ahmad Shahzad is useless and selfish cricketer and Kohli is Cricket.
— Iqama Holder (@wasafahmad) September 13, 2017
Recently, when Pakistan welcomed international cricket back on its soil with top cricketers from as many as seven different countries descending upon Lahore to play in a T20I series, Pakistani cricket fans said they were missing Indian stalwarts like Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni.
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Pakistani fans come up with @imVkohli 's posters during the Independence Cup match. #PAKvWXI pic.twitter.com/wIo2Dz7SId
— Virat Kohli #INDvAUS (@im_VKohliFC) September 14, 2017
When Virat Kohli had shared a picture of himself with names of some of the greatest cricketers ever seen, on the occasion of Teacher’s Day in India, many of the Pakistani fans appreciated Kohli’s gesture.
