World Cup 2019: Sarfaraz Ahmed gets trolled for going against PM Imran Khan

Ahead of the World Cup 2019 clash between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan came up with a five-series tweet where he had some valuable pieces of advice for Sarfaraz Ahmed and his men. The former cricketer, in his first tweet, wrote about talent and mind ratio required to succeed in the sport. He noted that in the current day and age, 60 per cent mental strength and 40 per cent talent is required.

But for this critical encounter, Khan said that more than 60 per cent mental strength was required. He added that both the teams would be under high pressure given the magnitude of the game. Thus, he noted that the power of the mind will dictate the outcome of the match. The Prime Minister said that the team was fortunate to have a captain like Sarfaraz Ahmed.

He urged him to be at his daring best and asked the players to not let any sort of negativity creep in. Moreover, he wanted players to pounce upon the mistakes of the opposition and even had a few specialized suggestions which were completely ignored by Sarfaraz Ahmed in the game.

Sarfaraz Ahmed pays no heeds to Imran Khan

The 1992 World Cup winning captain wanted the Pakistan team to have an offensive winning strategy. Thus, he wanted the team only to field specialised batsmen and bowlers. Imran said that the “Raillu Kattas” (all-rounders who bat a bit and bowl a bit) rarely perform under pressure and even hinted Sarfaraz Ahmed to bat first if he won the toss unless the conditions were damp.

However, the pitch ended up being dry and there wasn’t any around when the game started. The sun was shining brightly and the conditions looked good for a game of cricket. But, the Pakistan skipper opted to bowl first instead. Moreover, he also roped in the likes of Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim into the eleven. They were brought in place of Shaheen Afridi and Asif Ali, who are specialists in their respective departments. Since he completely ignored the advice of Imran Khan, Twitterati brutally trolled him.

Here is how Twitterati reacted to Sarfaraz Ahmed’s decision:

Imran Khan : if we win the toss,we must choose to bat.
Sarfaraz : we choose to ball.
Imran Khan :#IndiaVsPakistan pic.twitter.com/paPlIlci4r

— Allikantipooja (@Allikantipooja1) June 16, 2019

Imran Khan: win the toss and bat first
Sarfaraz: we will bowl first pic.twitter.com/pzG1Q0pPZG

— A (@affsss16) June 16, 2019

Imran Khan: if you win toss choose batting..

Sarfraz: choosing to ball like.. pic.twitter.com/MAC40PyzXq

— ikram Raza ???????? (@iamikramraza) June 16, 2019

Imran Khan before Pak leaving for World Cup : “Bat First regardless of conditions against India”
Sarfaraz after winning toss : “Boys will bowl first hehe” #INDvPAK #IndiaVsPakistan #ICCWorldCup
Imran Khan : pic.twitter.com/bWOmdoB0ka

— Andy (@DareToSpeak2) June 16, 2019

pakistan won the toss and elected to field 1st@ImranKhanPTI ????#IndiaVsPakistan pic.twitter.com/x3PH1ahc6t

— محمد ی-ا-س-ر امین???? (@imyasir313) June 16, 2019

Sarfraz wanted to give surprise to India X1 by deciding against Imran Khan’s public advice of batting first after winning the Toss.

This is what you get in response when you ignore the words of “Great of this Game ????.”#IndiaVsPakistan #INDvsPAK #CWC19

— Imad Rahim (@ImadRahim) June 16, 2019

Captain Sarfaraz @SarfarazA_54 ignored the advice of 1992 Champion Captain @ImranKhanPTI in #PakistanvsIndia After winning toss Sarfraz decided to field first. Is this a right decision or a big blunder.@nur_aftab @MadihaAbidAli @aaliaaaliya @mak_asif @MazharAbbasGEO @TheRealPCB pic.twitter.com/uVVNmXL7Nh

— Hammad Butt (@HammadButt1983) June 16, 2019

Haha.. Even Pakistan cricket team doesn’t seem to listen Imran Khan. They won the toss , but chose to field..https://t.co/ynbpQ1qrd6

— बुलंद आवाज़ (@buland_awaaz) June 16, 2019

Imran Khan: Sarfaraz must win the toss & choose to bat

*Sarfaraz won the toss & chose to bowl*

I Khan to Sarfaraz: pic.twitter.com/twYB5ftADw

— ⚡ மது ⚡ (@_Madhu__) June 16, 2019

PM .@ImranKhanPTI told @SarfarazA_54 to win the toss, he won but the PM also said to bat first but he chose fielding. @SarfarazA_54 bhi na, Adha government ka, adha opposition ka. ???????????????????? https://t.co/7ddbFSmpE2

— Umer Farooq (@Umer_Pasanni) June 16, 2019