The Indian spinner, Harbhajan Singh started a fun banter with Mohammad Amir, but it later turned out to be an ugly slugfest. Both of them launched an ugly verbal attack on each other on Twitter late on Tuesday night on the backdrop of Pakistan’s 10-wicket win over India in a T20 World Cup 2021 match in Dubai.
Harbhajan and Amir shared as many as 8 tweets in their banter which involved Harbhajan Singh reminding the Pakistan southpaw spinner about the spot-fixing scandal in England, which halted Amir’s cricket career for half a decade.
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It all started when Amir, after Pakistan’s first-ever victory over India in a World Cup match after 12 straight losses, tagged Harbhajan in a tweet asking how he was coping with the defeat. The India off-spinner, who had earlier engaged in some banters with former Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar responded by posting a video of him hitting a six against Mohammad Amir to win the match for India in the 2010 Asia Cup.
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, 2021
Mohammad Amir then replied by posting a video of Shahid Afridi hitting sixes off Harbhajan in a Test match, and it triggered the off-spinner and turned the banter into an ugly fight. Harbhajan shared a still from the Lord’s 2010 Test between Pakistan and England where Amir was found guilty of spot-fixing.
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Harbhajan had 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 (What happened in Lords? Whose money was involved? How can you bowl a no ball in Test 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
Both of them continued the banter further as Amir went on to use derogatory language towards the Indian spinner. However, the Turbanator did not relent in his opinion of Amir.
Taking to Twitter, Harbhajan said: “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.”
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
In his last tweet, Harbhajan shared a video from an old match where he smashed a six against Amir in the Asia Cup 2009.
Notably, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir, and Salman Butt were involved in a spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010. All three were handed substantial bans, but Pakistan decided to bring back Amir in international cricket in 2016.
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
chal bhai me tu laga sone, u sit and do some icing on ur pichwara trust me u'll in ur senses. GOOD NIGHT . https://t.co/76CEWvADDq
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) October 26, 2021
