Next time send real Mr. Bean',
'Warning' to Pakistan after Zimbabwean President's win and Indian consumers
happy,
Today's
World Cup T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe will not only be
about the championship, but it will also be the revenge of a six-year-old
betrayal for Zimbabwean fans. So they want their team to win this match today.
Zimbabwe
won the World Cup T-shirt match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe by one run with
an upset. The win was not only a victory for Zimbabwe on the field of play, but
it was also a successful day for Zimbabwe on the social media front as they
avenged the 'cheat' they had suffered years ago.
After
the victory in the match, the President of Zimbabwe congratulated his team in a
tweet and asked Pakistan to 'send the real Mr Bean next time'.
Responding
to his tweet, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted that "We may
not have the real Mr. Bean, but we definitely have a real passion for playing
cricket and we Pakistanis have an interesting habit of re-emerging."
Shahbaz
Sharif further wrote that 'President, congratulations, your team played very
well.'
In
fact, the talk about Mr. Bean started after the Pakistan Cricket Board shared
pictures of the Pakistani team's practice on Twitter with the caption,
"This is the next challenge."
In
response to this tweet, a citizen of Zimbabwe tweeted that 'We as citizens of
Zimbabwe will not forgive you. Once you replaced Mr. Bean with Mr. Ben, the
cheater. We will solve this matter tomorrow. Pray that the rain will save you.
After
Zimbabwe won the match, the same Twitter user tweeted, "I already told
you."
Interestingly,
more Indian social media users are happy about Zimbabwe's win over Pakistan
than Zimbabwe.
This
match and related memes are trending in India. Indian social media users are seen
congratulating Zimbabwe but they also wish that its citizens celebrate with the
same enthusiasm on social media.
Hence,
a meme has been created with a picture of Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani
with the caption 'Send 2GB data free to Zimbabweans'.
Pakistani Mr. Ben went to Zimbabwe
when and what to do?
Pakistani
Mr. Bean who calls himself 'Pak Bean' is real name Asif Memon. While talking to
BBC, he said that the pictures and videos that went viral on social media are
from his visit to Zimbabwe in 2016.
Before
the match, he had told that he has been doing his business since 1990, but in
2010, Habib Bank made him its brand ambassador and he got fame. After which he performs
as Pakistani Mr. Bean not only in Pakistan but also outside Pakistan.
He
had told that he had gone to Zimbabwe on the invitation of an Indian
businessman Muhammad Arif. He said, 'I was surprised by the protocol given to
me when I went there. There were so many cars behind me that I thought there
might be someone else with me. But later I saw it was only for me. The protocol
was like that which is given to a minister advisor in our country.
He
said that during this tour, he performed his art at ten places in different
cities. And meanwhile all the banners clearly read 'Pak Bean' which meant that
people were not at all deceived that they were going to see the real Mr Bean.
According
to Asif Memon, for the first time in six years, he has seen such a reaction on
social media related to this visit. He said that at first he was angry after
seeing the comments on social media and then he felt a little sorry. He said
the people of Zimbabwe are very loving and he still remembers the warm welcome
he received.
Muhammad
Asif i.e. Pak Ben said that since Covid-19, he has not gone on any foreign
tour, but he has performed in many countries as Pakistani Ben. He said,
"At first, people think that the real Mr. Bean has arrived, but when I
start speaking, people are surprised."
Regarding
Pakistan's match against Zimbabwe, he said, "I was a fake Mr. Bean, but
our cricket team is real, so they will definitely win the match by playing
well."
Discussion on social media
There
were so many interesting comments on social media regarding this topic that Mr.
Bean started trending in Pakistan. Some fans said that now this match is not
between Pakistan and Zimbabwe but Zimbabwe vs Mr. Bean.
Another
Pakistani user wrote 'Mr Ben today you are playing with emotions, tomorrow our
players will play.'
A
user named Ayman Shaheel wrote 'Sorry Zimbabweans, we will be more careful next
time as compensation we will send Professor Sergio Makwena to do the show next
time. Just play comfortably tomorrow.'
Some
users started sharing pictures and creating memes of lookalikes of various
celebrities in Pakistan. One of them, user Abdul Basit Janjua, said, "I
strongly condemn this and we are sending Shahrukh Khan as a settlement to end
the tension."
Twitter
users seemed to enjoy the situation and made sarcastic comments. A Twitter
handle called Anonymous wrote, “We strongly condemn. We are expecting an
immediate apology and clarification from the Foreign Office. We don't want
enmities in cricket.
In
view of this situation, Izhan Mirza made a new banner for today's match. Which
was titled 'The world is not ready for Mr Bean vs Pakistani Bean'.
A
Twitter user named Hijab Zahid wrote, 'Enthusiasm for tomorrow's match has gone
from zero to 100 due to the Mr Bean controversy. If someone in the stadium
doesn't fall in love with Mr. Bean, he will miss the opportunity.
Another
user wrote, "I will laugh till the day I die remembering the fake Mr. Bean
going to Zimbabwe case by a Pakistani."
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