LAHORE – While the Indian hardliners derailed Pak-India series talks between two cricket boards on Monday, twitter users bombarded the social media with tweets asking India to keep PCB top official Najam Sethi.
With a hashtag #IndiaKeepNajamSethi, social media users took it to Twitter for criticising Mr Najam Sethi’s tour to India.
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Calling the head of PCB’s Executive Committee “the mastermind of 35 punctures”, the tweeps suggested the neigbouring country to keep Mr Sethi “if you want to rig and win the next elections”.
#IndiaKeepNajamSethi Dear @narendramodi If you want to rig and win the next elections. Keep Najam Sethi with you pic.twitter.com/SvAYBW7sLC
— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanKVirk) October 19, 2015
A humble Twitter user wrote: “We don’t need him [Sethi]… Just return our S Y khan [Shahryar Khan]”.
#IndiaKeepNajamSethi congratulations India for the real Tapusu G pic.twitter.com/h4jAIMqzi0
— حمیداللہ شاہین بٹےزئ (@iHUSB) October 19, 2015
Despite the fact that Pakistan Cricket Board officials – including PCB Chairman Shahryar Khan – are in India only to convince the Indian cricket board, BCCI, for a bilateral series, the cricket fans in Pakistan are not happy with the efforts.
#IndiaKeepNajamSethi We dont want to play with extremists, the nation who dont even respect their sports man…
— Chhotooo Of PTI (@TigerWarraich) October 19, 2015
They condemned Sethi’s invitation to India’s leading cricketers to participate in the first edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL).
If Pak cricketers are not allowed in IPL then why the hell this Najam Sethi is inviting Indian cricketers to PSL?? #IndiaKeepNajamSethi
— Rayyan Mahmood (@cool_rayyan1) October 19, 2015
#IndiaKeepNajamSethi as there is a saying ‘home is where the heart is’ and his heart is clearly with you! ? pic.twitter.com/ge2WpcMpDX
— Farzana Malik (@farazanaamalik) October 19, 2015
The first edition of the Pakistani T20 league is scheduled to be played in the United Arab Emirates in February 2016.
We can play without Endia #IndiaKeepNajamSethi pic.twitter.com/PguCA2YHkt
— حمیداللہ شاہین بٹےزئ (@iHUSB) October 19, 2015
Pakistan Should Export Najam Sethi to Ind!He would become helpful for them In Against Pakistan #IndiaKeepNajamSethi pic.twitter.com/TjectIcGrf
— Hammad (@DreamzHammad) October 19, 2015
Pak-India cricket talks were cancelled on Monday after workers of Shiv Sena stormed the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai to protest plans to resume cricket matches between India and Pakistan.
Shortly before scheduled meeting of Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan and new Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Shashank Manohar, some 50 members of the Shiv Sena Hindu militant outfit stormed the board s headquarters at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
The extremists carried saffron flags symbolic of Hinduism and black flags to condemn resumption of Indo-Pak cricketing ties, shouting anti-Pakistan slogans.
