Highlights:
- Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and former Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir’s friendly dig takes an ugly turn on Twitter
- Harbhajan reminder Amir of his 2010 spot-fixing involvement
On Tuesday night, what had started as a friendly, light-hearted dig between the former Indian and Pakistani bowlers, soon escalated into an ugly row on the social media platform, Twitter. Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and former Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir sparred on Twitter starting from late Thursday night until early hours of Wednesday on Twitter, just a couple of days after Pakistani’s first win over Indian in a Worlc Cup match in over 29 years coming in ICC T20I World Cup.
The feud began when Harbhajan responded to a tweet from Amir dated October 25, where the latter had made fun of the former over Pakistan’s 10-wicket win over India and asked Harbhajan whether he broke his TV or not after India lost the match.
In response, the legendary Indian spinner Harbhajan shared a video from the 2010 Asia Cup, where he had hit the winning runs for India against Pakistan off the bowling of Amir by hitting a six.
Bhajji wrote, “Ab Tum bi bologe @iamamirofficial yeh 6 ki landing tumhare ghar k tv par to nahi hui thi ?? Koi nahi hota hai end of the day it’s a game of cricket as u rightly said,” which loosely translates to “Now you, Amir, will say this 6 did not land on the TV in your house? It’s fine, at the end of the day it’s just a game of cricket, as you rightly said”.
blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”>Ab Tum bi bologe @iamamirofficial yeh 6 ki landing tumhare ghar k tv par to nahi hui thi ?? Koi nahi hota hai end of the day it’s a game of cricket as u rightly said ? https://t.co/XqSnWhg9t3 pic.twitter.com/4IuWpPOpF1
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 26, 2021Amir was quick to respond, he hit back at Bhajji with a video of the 2006 Test match in Lahore where Shahid Afridi had hit Harbhajan for four consecutive sixes.
Amir wrote, “me busy tha @harbhajan_singh apki bowling dekh raha tha test jab LaLA ne apko 4 bowls pe 4 sixes mare thay but cricket hai lag sakte but test cricket me ????thora ziada ho gia tha” which loosely translates to “I was busy, Harbhajan, in watching this clip of the test match where LaLa (Shahid Afridi) has hit you for 4 consecutive sixes, though one can be hit for 4 consecutive sixes, but in a test match, it’s a little too much”.
https://t.co/tZGLtwBKCa me busy tha @harbhajan_singh apki bowling dekh raha tha test jab LaLA ne apko 4 bowls pe 4 sixes mare thay but cricket hai lag sakte but test cricket me ????thora ziada ho gia tha
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) October 26, 2021
The tweet from Mohammad Amir did not well with Harbhajan Singh who then reminded the former Pakistani fast bowler of his involvement in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during the Test match at Lord’s, England.
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Bhajji tweeted, “Lords mai no ball kaise ho gya tha ?? Kitna liya kisne diya ? Test cricket hai no ball kaise ho sakta hai ? Shame on u and ur other supporters for disgracing this beautiful game,” which loosely translates to, “How did you bowl no-ball at Lord’s? how much money did you take? Who gave you the money? How can you bowl a no-ball in Test format? Shame on your and your supporters for disgracing this beautiful game (Cricket)”.
Lords mai no ball kaise ho gya tha ?? Kitna liya kisne diya ? Test cricket hai no ball kaise ho sakta hai ? Shame on u and ur other supporters for disgracing this beautiful game https://t.co/nbv6SWMvQl
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 26, 2021
Bhajji tweeted a few more times with a picture of Mohammad Amir’s infamous no-ball in the 2010 Lord’s Test and another video of his winning six against Pakistan in the 2010 Asia Cup.
Bhajji, in one tweet, wrote, “For people like you @iamamirofficial only Paisa paisa paisa paisa .. na izzat na kuch aur sirf paisa..bataoge nahi apne desh walo ko aur supporters ko k kitna mila tha .. get lost I feel yuk talking to people like you for insulting this game and making people fool with ur acts,” which loosely translates to, “For people like you, Amir, it’s all about money. Not about respect or anything else, just money. Won’t you tell your fans and fellow Pakistani people how much you got for the match? Get lost, I feel nauseous just by talking to people like you for insulting this game and making people fool with your acts”.
For people like you @iamamirofficial only Paisa paisa paisa paisa .. na izzat na kuch aur sirf paisa..bataoge nahi apne desh walo ko aur supporters ko k kitna mila tha .. get lost I feel yuk talking to people like you for insulting this game and making people fool with ur acts https://t.co/5aPmXtYKqm pic.twitter.com/PhveqewN6h
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 26, 2021
Fixer ko sixer.. out of the park @iamamirofficial chal daffa ho ja pic.twitter.com/UiUp8cAc0g
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 26, 2021
Amir, too, took the last few blows at Harbhajan and said, “Bare hi dheet ho talking about my past wouldn’t change the fact that tumko 3 din pehle moun ki khani pari. and how about your illegal bowling action mate ab nikal or humko WC win karta dekh. walk over tu nhi mila jao Park me walk karo u’ll feel better,” in the tweet.
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Bare hi dheet ho talking about my past wouldn’t change the fact that tumko 3 din pehle moun ki khani pari. and how about your illegal bowling action mate ab nikal or humko WC win karta dekh. walk over tu nhi mila jao Park me walk karo u’ll feel better @harbhajan_singh https://t.co/i1dCh7I28c
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) October 26, 2021
The tweet from Mohammad Amir was in reference to Harbhajan Singh’s bowling action being reported for a suspect action in the past, however, it was cleared later.