Islamabad: After Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa congratulated his country on winning the Twenty20 World Cup match against Pakistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif responded on Thursday with a subtly offensive remark.
After Zimbabwe defeated the Asian heavyweights by one run on Thursday, Pakistan is in danger of being eliminated from the Twenty20 World Cup.
In a thrilling match of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup currently taking place in Australia, Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the Zimbabwean president.
The remark by PM Shehbaz follows one made by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Damdudzo Mnangagwa, who made fun of Pakistan after his country defeated them in a game.
The Pakistani PM replied to the Zimbabwean President’s tweet with a clap emoticon and wrote, “We may not have the real Mr. Bean, but we have real cricketing spirit. And we Pakistanis have a funny habit of bouncing back.
We may not have the real Mr Bean, but we have real cricketing spirit .. and we Pakistanis have a funny habit of bouncing back 🙂
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 27, 2022
Mr President: Congratulations. Your team played really well today. đź‘Ź https://t.co/oKhzEvU972
What a win for Zimbabwe! the Zimbabwean President tweeted after the game to congratulate his team. Chevrons, congratulations. Send the real Mr. Bean the next time… #PakvsZim
What a win for Zimbabwe! Congratulations to the Chevrons.
— President of Zimbabwe (@edmnangagwa) October 27, 2022
Next time, send the real Mr Bean…#PakvsZim 🇿🇼
The ongoing “Mr. Bean” joke has its beginnings in a 2016 incident that happened in Zimbabwe. According to a Twitter user, a “fake” Mr. Bean, a well-known TV character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson, who was from Pakistan, appeared at the event and misled a number of attendees.
Ngugi Chasura, a Twitter user, wrote, “As Zimbabweans, we won’t forgive you…you once gave us that Fraud Pak Bean instead of Mr Bean Rowan..we will settle the matter tomorrow just pray the rains will save you…#ZIMVSPAK,” in response to the Pakistan Cricket Board’s tweet of a picture of the team’s players practising before the Zimbabwe match.
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