Former Indian opener, Wasim Jaffer has been one of the most entertaining cricketers on social media as he often shared funny and engaging memes on the game. This time around he has come forward with yet another meme that has grabbed a lot of eyeballs on social media. He has reacted to Richard Kettleborough being the on-field umpire for the upcoming clash between India and New Zealand.
Richard Kettleborough and Marais Erasmus will be officiating in India’s crucial encounter against the Kiwis. Jaffer took it to his social media accounts to share a witty meme on the same as Kettleborough has been quite unlucky for India in crucial games in ICC tournaments. The English umpire has been the official in quite a few matches of the men in blue, which the team has eventually ended up on the losing side.
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Richard Kettleborough officiated in the game wherein the Indian team suffered a loss against Sri Lanka in the finale of the T20 World Cup in 2014. The umpire was also present on the field when India lost the semifinals of the ICC’s 50-over World Cup in 2015 and 2019 against Australia and New Zealand respective. When India suffered a forgetful loss against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017, Kettleborough was present as the match official as well.
Taking into account these points, Wasim Jaffer took it to his official Twitter account to humorously wish the fans a happy Halloween. He posted the meme and wrote: “Happy Halloween Indian fans 🎃 #INDvNZ #T20WorldCup.”
Happy Halloween Indian fans 🎃 #INDvNZ #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/22v9EV0Mdc
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 31, 2021
Both the teams have suffered a loss his their respective opening games of the T20 World Cup 2021 to Pakistan. Heading into this game the teams will be keen on securing a win to register their first win in the ongoing event. A defeat here might hamper the teams’ chances of qualifying to the semifinals of the tournament.
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New Zealand’s fast bowler, Tim Southee can pose great threats to India’s batting lineup. He has dismissed the Indian skipper Virat Kohli on ten occasions in international cricket which is the most by any bowler. Though the Indian bowlers went wicketless in the game against Pakistan, they possess the ability to tear apart the strongest of batting units.
