Asia Cup 2018: Team India win vs Pak makes waves on Twitter
Twitterati celebrated India's win with congratulatory posts and praise for Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan
Nothing can beat the fervour that a match between India and Pakistan creates. On Sunday, the fervour was at an all-time high as India thrashed Pakistan in the Asia Cup by nine wickets, making it its fourth straight win in the tournament. India's stellar performance in the series was celebrated on Twitter, with the match generating 159K tweets and counting.
The Indian National Congress Party tweeted:
Congratulations to Team India for their second straight victory over Pakistan. Undefeated, we march-on towards winning the Asia Cup #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup18
Special shout-out to @ImRo45 and @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/JR3nn4sARE
— Congress (@INCIndia) 23 September 2018The performance of batsmen Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan was lauded as the two helped India successfully chase the target of 236 runs against Pakistan with 63 balls to spare. Both Dhawan and Sharma completed centuries, making it another talking point on social media. In fact, all through September 23, the trending topics revolved around Sharma, Dhawan and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik.
