DG ISPR Asif Ghafoor roasted Indian Major Surendra Poonia for his Abhnandan taunt and yep, shots fired.
After Pakistani’s last match against Bangladesh, a seemingly familiar Indian Twitter account couldn’t hold themselves back.
The Twitter account belongs to Major Surendra Poonia. He is an Armed Forces Veteran, a Gold Medal Athlete, a doctor, and also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which so happens to be led by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The sarcasm can be smelled all the way from Pakistan and the fake congratulations aren’t good enough to really throw anybody off. I mean I’m pretty salty from just reading this, but someone else felt a little more than we all did.
Congratulations Pakistan for securing 5th place in @ICC cricket World Cup !
Our hero Wing Commander Abhinandan left your cup ☕️ in Major General Asif Gafoor’s office !
Kindly collect it & celebrate 🥂 #PAKvBAN @adgpi @IAF_MCC pic.twitter.com/9JtGWyqnXs— Major Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia) July 5, 2019
That snide 5th place comment. That Abhinandan insult. CAN YOU NOT?
In comes, DG ISPR, Major General Asif Ghafoor, with a snappy comeback and he certainly did not hold back.
Basically, the reply was enough to make all of us gasp. DG ISPR saab nai thori thori kar ke kaafi bisti kardi. He wished India good luck for the World Cup and then reminded Surendra Poonia that us Pakistanis don’t mix real issues and conflicts with sports and if any proof is needed, just ask Abhinandan. *shots fired*
He didn’t stop there quite there. He reassured Surendra Poonia the teacup is still with us along with their wrecked MiG21 and “much more.” *wipes sweat beads off of forehead* It’s getting pretty feisty here.
YEH DEKHO
Good luck for WC19. We don’t equate sports with other things esp issues & conflicts. We Pakistanis are truly large at heart, ask Abhinandan. But you can’t understand this as it req moral values,a lacking displayed vs Eng.
Yes, tea cup is with us, also Mig21 wreckage & much more. https://t.co/olyJ9aofgY— Asif Ghafoor (@peaceforchange) July 5, 2019
This response further sparked responses from everyone. From memes…
— Chowkidar ghafoorchand Sharma (@memenist_) July 6, 2019
…to more snide comments…
Hey @IAF_MCC come again along with @MajorPoonia This time we will serve you Coffee & cookies. "Kabhi aou na Khushboo laga Kay" pic.twitter.com/aL297FuYvG
— جاوید شیخ (@javaidShaikh) July 5, 2019
…it’s messy.
😂😂😂
Pakistan will never be surprised by you
We shall surprise you 😉
Asif Sir Always Done this 😂— آفـــریــن (@Pakistani__10) July 5, 2019
And that wasn’t all he said, he also separately had an important message for Pakistan and the team.
He reminded everyone that it was just a game and that it is okay now. We should all love and respect the team and welcome them back along with checking over performance to improve for next time. Wow, that’s pretty inspiring if you ask me, very different from the words the Pakistani team had to hear the past few days.
Notwithstanding expectations of better performance, it remains a game. Winning or losing is a part. It’s over. We love & respect our team green and expect the management to have objective performance review for corrections. Welcome back home.@TheRealPCB
— Asif Ghafoor (@peaceforchange) July 5, 2019
Players from the team thanked the DG ISPR for his kind words.
Thanku sir 🙂
— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) July 5, 2019
Pakistanis also had some kind words to add
There’s the spirit we all need.
Unfortunately Pakistan didn't qualify for semifinal due to one bad game against Indies.
Win, lose or tie I'll support my team till die, better Luck for the next time.
💚Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰🏏
— Zahid Siddique (@ZahidSiddique_) July 5, 2019
Wel done Team Pakistan
Hope they learn from mistake— Shahjhan Malik (@shahjhan_malikk) July 5, 2019
Others had some unique ideas
We love our team yes but this particular team did not try hard enough especially against India. New Zealand and Afghani games should have been won easily but poor lazy performance meant just scrapping a win. This is not good enough in the world cup. We need a complete revamp.
— 🙂 (@Pure_Aseel) July 5, 2019
Some critique will certainly be offered once they come back to Pakistan
Umm… not sure if I agree, but okay.
They can come back. We just want to talk. pic.twitter.com/Rvhsgb7xr8
— Iqra Khan (@iarakhan) July 5, 2019
Finally, the end-all and be all every time Pakistan loses any sort of match
“Match-fixing”
O jane Do bhai Grouping Gambling fixer hain
— Adeel Ahmed (@AdeelAhmed_1) July 5, 2019
What do you think about Major General Asif Ghafoor’s response to Surendra Poonia and the way he handled the situation?
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