Asia Cup 2023: India, Pakistan Fans Engage In Meme War Ahead Of Epic Clash

The India vs Pakistan match in Asia Cup 2023 also saw another contest on social media as fans got engrossed in the meme war. Check the best reactions here.

India vs Pakistan clash seeing meme war. (Source: ANI/Twitter)

Whenever India and Pakistan cricket teams play against each other, the fans also start a contest of their own, on social media. In the past, we have seen the fan wars whenever the two sides have met. The social media influencers too add to the buzz. Nothing has changed this time as India take on Pakistan in the third match of Asia Cup 2023. The fans from the two countries took digs at each other but ensured that they were also hilarious. Amid the seriousness and tension surrounding the epic clash, these memes wil lighten up the cricketers and fans alike. 

Check out some of the best memes shared in lead up to the Asia Cup here:

Every Masterpiece has its cheap copy.

Ft - Pakistan cricket team#INDvsPAKpic.twitter.com/0orPydCRy6 — Cricpedia Edits (@Cricpedia_edits) September 2, 2023

____ ___ _______ _____:-

___:- 1984, 1988, 1991, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018

___:- 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008,2014, 2022

___:- 2000, 2012#AsiaCup || #AsiaCup2023 #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/7QulgUq9Y3 — Farid Khan (@RealFaridKhan) August 27, 2023

I chose a drug for myself ,it's called cricket #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup2023 #PAKvIND pic.twitter.com/fZnwr4hl1G

— U M A R (@Agrumpycomedian) September 2, 2023

Coming to the match, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first at the Pallekele international cricket stadium in Kandy. After winning the toss, Rohit said that the decision to bat first has beent taken after looking at the weather prediction in Kandy. It had been raining in the Sri Lankan city for the last few days and over 50 percent rain was predicted for September 2, especially in the afternoon. "Got to play good cricket, you need to embrace the challenge, embrace the situation. We had some time off after the West Indies series. Everyone was up for those drills and challenges in Bangalore. Let's see what we can achieve in this tournament," said Rohit.

The India captain said that Shreyas Iyer was back in the playing XI while Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja were the two spinners. Shreyas Iyer was back to the XI after a break due to injury. "It's a quality tournament with quality oppositions. At the end of the day we need to see what we can achieve as a team. Iyer is back, Bumrah is back and we got three seamers. Got two spinners - Kuldeep and Jadeja," concluded Rohit. 

Babar Azam, Pakistan captain, said that he even he would have opted to bat first but now will look to dismiss Indian batters in quick time to gain control of the match. 

Babar Azam: We would have batted first, but toss is not in our hands. We have played a lot of cricket here, so we know the conditions. Top teams are playing so Asia Cup is good. We'll try to do our best. We are playing with the same combination, no changes. Performing well always gives you confidence, we'll try to capitalize. It's a high intensity match, we'll try to be calm and composed.

Rohit Sharma: We are going to bat first. There is a bit of weather around, but can't think much about it. Got to play good cricket, you need to embrace the challenge, embrace the situation. We had some time off after the West Indies series. Everyone was up for those drills and challenges in Bangalore. Let's see what we can achieve in this tournament. It's a quality tournament with quality oppositions. At the end of the day we need to see what we can achieve as a team. Iyer is back, Bumrah is back and we got three seamers. Got two spinners - Kuldeep and Jadeja.