Troll alert: Brendon McCullum is Virender Sehwag’s latest victim; Jimmy Neesham trolls Kanpur roads, Donald Trump
Troll alert: Brendon McCullum is Sehwag’s latest victim; Neesham trolls Kanpur roads, Trump
We don’t need to explain how entertaining Virender Sehwag can be off the field as much he was on it. The ‘Nawab of Nazafgarh’, who has transformed himself into the ‘Nawab of Twitter Trolls’, does not spare any cricketer — present or past — and makes their birthdays / important days special with his witty tweets. Who can forget the trend he started on Shoaib Akhtar’s birthday (#ShoaibkibirthdayVeeruKiParty)? Sunil Gavaskar, Jacob Oram, Bishan Singh Bedi, Ashish Nehra, Naman Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin et al. The list is long. All these players have been blessed with Sehwag special wishes of late. Ashwin was the last victim before Brendon McCullum, as his fifth 10-wicket-haul in Tests came against New Zealand on Monday in India’s 197-run victory. During the Test, Sehwag renamed Ravichandran Ashwin as RecordChandran Ashwin. Take a look: On Tuesday, the swashbuckling batsman of his times, Sehwag tweeted birthday wishes to another batsman of his generation, who is best remembered for playing similar brand of cricket like Sehwag. McCullum senior, who turned 35 on Tuesday, had a special wish all the way from Delhi, some 12,500 kms from his home town in New Zealand. Though one can bet he could not have figured out a word from it. Sehwag wrote: “Happy Birthday Brendon McCullum. After ur retirement, bowlers have got Malham. Naam tha Baz,but kabhi nahi aaye Baaz”.RecordChandran Ashwin. Well done on the first set of 200 wickets. Surely many more sets to go@ashwinravi99 .
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 25, 2016
Happy Birthday Brendon McCullum. After ur retirement, bowlers have got Malham. Naam tha Baz,but kabhi nahi aaye Baaz pic.twitter.com/1BEb27lBN3 — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 27, 2016His wish, in Hindi, was rhyming. What he meant was McCullum’s retirement has acted as a heal to the wounds of bowlers who came under his attack. He further wrote that ‘Baz’ never mended his ways. McCullum may not have understood even a bit of it, but given his vast experience and networking in India, he will surely find a way to get it translated and will love it too. With his routine birthday wishes sent, Sehwag did not forget to give his daily dose of #ViruKaGyaan to his followers. He wrote:
The ability to speak several languages is an asset,but d ability to keep ur mouth shut in any language is priceless. Shanti Shanti Shanti hi — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 27, 2016Meanwhile, some 500 kms away from Delhi, another Kiwi was in the radar of trolling. However, he was the troll himself, and not the one to be trolled. For long, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has been called as the second best cricketer Twitter troll after Sehwag, a fact he himself admit recently. True to his reputation, Neesham trolled the Kanpur roads through his tweet on Tuesday. He compared the road with US Presidential post candidate Donald Trump. Neesham wrote:
It’s a known fact that roads in most parts of India, including the urban areas, aren’t in good shape throughout the year. They give a bumpy ride to the travellers and Neesham, who experienced that ride while in Kanpur for the first Test, compared them with Trump, equating the quality of Indian roads with the American real estate baron.If Kanpur roads were a person they'd be Donald Trump.
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) September 27, 2016