Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag took a dig at a Pakistani political commentator and conspiracy theorist who confused Neeraj Chopra with Ashish Nehra. While Neeraj Chopra is the 24-year-old athlete who won a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics in javelin throw, Ashish Nehra is a former cricketer.
But Zaid Hamid, the Pakistani commentator in question, apparently confused the two when he put out a congratulatory tweet for his country’s javelin thrower, Arshad Nadeem, for winning gold at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 in Birmingham.
Referring to this achievement, Hamid tweeted: “And what makes this victory even sweeter is the fact that this Pakistani athlete has destroyed Indian javelin throw hero Ashish Nehra. In the last competition, Ashish had defeated Arshad Nadeem. What a sweet revenge to come back.”
As soon as this tweet went out, the Twitterati noticed how Hamid confused Neeraj Chopra with Ashish Nehra. Former India batter Sehwag posted the screenshot of Hamid’s tweet, and wrote: “Chicha, Ashish Nehra is right now preparing for UK Prime Minister Elections. So Chill.”
However, after the tweet went viral, Zaid Hamid’s tweet was withheld.
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