'Fire your present PR and hire Babar Azam': Netizens troll Ex-Pakistan captain for wishing team India on T20 World Cup 2024 win after 68 days

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UPDATED:Sep 05, 2024 11:56 IST

T20 World Cup celebration (getty)

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Nida Dar congratulated Rohit Sharma-led India after 68 days of winning.

Netizens trolled Nida Dar for her late T20 World Cup 2024 wish

Former Pakistan captain Nida Dar trolled after she posted a congratulatory post for India’s World Cup 2024 triumph. The ex-skipper faced slanders on the internet for the late response on the win. India defeated South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 to clinch their second T20 World Cup title at Kennington Oval in Barbados on June 29. Indian captain Rohit Sharma along with Virat Kohli announced their retirement from the shortest format of the game soon after the World Cup win.

Nida Dar shared a post on her ‘X’ (formerly known as twitter) to wish team India for their World Cup win on September 5.

Former Pakistani Captain Nida Dar congratulating team India on World Cup Victory after 129 days. 🤔...🤗#PakistanCricket #DuleepTrophy #DuleepTrophy2024 #T20WorldCup #ICC #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/EQPe7sZ7IT
— Nilesh Biswas (@NileshBiswas18) September 5, 2024

“Congrats to India on winning the T20 World Cup 2024. A special shoutout to Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli for their immense contributions to world cricket. Your leadership, skill and dedication have inspired millions around the world. Happy retirement legends,” she wrote on her X account.

Here is how netizens reacted on Nida Dar's post.

Nida Dar 😂🥇 https://t.co/r8KWCQTNdw
— SHEEN (@Razavidotcom) September 5, 2024

Nida Dar has just now landed from Mars !! 😂#PakistanCricket #Pakistan https://t.co/U1xTCzfAJk
— amitava (@amitava0112) September 5, 2024

Internet Explorer @ Nida Dar https://t.co/C01PJGeuuD pic.twitter.com/H0LeTYBGMe
— Ephraim (@Bazballinnn) September 5, 2024

This is how far Nida Dar was from Earth when she originally sent that tweet. 6 Billion kilometers away. It took over 2 months for her tweet to reach 🌍 😂😜

Nida Dar's POV. A photo of our planet Earth taken by Nida Dar from about 6 billion km away.🤡 pic.twitter.com/zDtIHQVcmF
— Levi Nagawkar (@Levi_Nagawkar) September 5, 2024

Nida has captained the Pakistan Women’s team since 2023, The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed fast bowler Fatima Sana as captain of the 15-member squad for the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 in the UAE in October taking the captaincy from Nida.

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Nida Dar's upcoming assignment for Pakistan

Nida Dar will now feature in the upcoming women's T20 World Cup 2024 which is scheduled to take place in UAE from October 3. Pakistan are in Group A with Australia, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. PCB have already announced their squad for the multinational tournament where they will play their opener clash against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan squad for Women's T20 World Cup

Fatima Sana (capt), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan

Travelling reserve: Najiha Alvi (wicketkeeper). Non-traveling reserves: Rameen Shamim and Umm-e-Hani
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