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Next time, ship the actual Mr. Bean: Zimbabwe President congratulates cricket workforce over Pakistan victory

T20 World Cup 2022: Zimbabwe President has taken a dig at Pakistan after their win within the Super-12 levels of the match.

Perth,UPDATED: Oct 27, 2022 23:52 IST

Mr. Bean controversy erupted in Zimbabwe again in 2016. (Courtesy: Twitter/Ngugi Chasura)

By India Today Web Desk: Zimbabwe brought on an enormous upset within the T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan on Thursday, 27 October. Zimbabwe defeat the Babar Azam facet on the Optus Stadium in a ultimate ball thriller, the place the workforce held their nerves to clinch victory within the ultimate ball of the over.

After Zimbabwe’s beautiful defensive act, the nation’s President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa congratulated the workforce and tweeted out that subsequent time Pakistan ought to ship the actual Mr. Bean.

What a win for Zimbabwe! Congratulations to the Chevrons.

Next time, ship the actual Mr Bean…#PakvsZim 🇿🇼
— President of Zimbabwe (@edmnangagwa) October 27, 2022

Social media has been abuzz since Zimbabwe’s victory with many tweeting that the nation has lastly taken its revenge in Mr. Bean Derby. Twitter person Ngugi Chasura has put out an account of the incidents that led to the tweet from the Zimbabwean President.

As the incident goes, Zimbabwe folks have been duped by a comedy present in Harare again in 2016, the place they anticipated to see Mr. Bean aka, Rowan Atkinson, the particular person behind the portrayal of the famed character. However, residents felt duped out of their 10 {dollars} when Pakistani comic Asif Mohammad walked out and carried out. According to many, the present turned out to be an enormous flop and angered the general public current within the Harare International Conference Centre.

As Pakistan cricketers have been slammed throughout social media for his or her sub-par efficiency, the President’s tweet did rounds the world over. This prompted former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag to react to the identical. The batter wrote that the Zimbabwe president was going to the touch a significant nerve along with his response.

Coming again to the T20 World Cup, Pakistan’s loss has put them in a precarious place within the match after their again to again losses. Pakistan have their again in opposition to the wall and should defy odds in the event that they want to enter the semi-finals of the competitors. Babar Azam’s males may need to rely on different groups as nicely to make it to the following stage of the match.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Oct 27, 2022