Did Afghanistan Really Throw the Match?

With #WellPaidIndia trending high for a while early Tuesday, a hyperactive section of the Pakistani Twitter certainly thinks things are murky.

“From Chak de India to Cheque dy India, India has really come forward a lot”, said a user tweeting with the hashtag going by the handle Kl_se_parhon_ga.

For net run-rate to come into play, however, New Zealand must lose both their remaining pool matches – against Namibia and, wait for it, Afghanistan. But Afghanistan can scarcely hope to top New Zealand if this is how they have gone again India.

The MazharAbbasGEO put it succinctly: “Much now depend on the next two match[e]s of the New Zealand as India can only join the race if NZ lose any of the two but the way Afghanistan played against India has raised serious questions. Interesting to see how many Afghan players will play in the next IPL.

Many users drew comparisons between how Afghan players were tearful after losing to Pakistan, but cheerful after losing to India. For instance, here is what user Muhamma07175493 has to say:

Many users said they’ll be watching the body language of the Afghan side in their fixture against New Zealand aggressive like it was aginst Pakistan or “super mild” (as one user put it) as seen against India.

Some felt cynical. “Who said money can’t buy happiness”, said a tweet from handle Saadan_x.

But others considered it worth a good laugh. “Well paid India/Oh sorry[/]Well played India” said user AsadSays3.