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People went crazy all over the world when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played a final at the Australian Open in Melbourne this year.
Both were injury-ridden some months back and almost everyone had given up the hopes of watching the greatest tennis rivalry ever in action again. But it did happen!
And guess what? The epic match was not televised in Pakistan!
You read that right. The country did not broadcast the Aus Open final at all. Yes, people could have watched it online, but the Internet is a privilege very few people have in Pakistan.
Famous cricketer-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja took to Twitter to voice his frustration
Unbelievable: We are such a sports unfriendly nation that no channel showed the iconic Federer Nadal Australian Open final..shameful ..
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) January 29, 2017
The tweet went viral and many Pakistanis agreed with him.
But a Pakistani frustration on Twitter is funny fodder for the Indian Twitter! And the Indian replies to Ramiz Raja were nothing short of razor sharp wit
1. Even Indians know about the frequent power failures in Pakistan
Don’t make excuses. Seedha bol, bijli nahin thi pic.twitter.com/dcvRBVbonC
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) January 30, 2017
2. And the fact that they do not have Internet
Internet hota to online dekh sakte the but sadly 🙁 https://t.co/bEBylH0wXF
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) January 30, 2017
3. Burn!
Probably @iramizraja , your sports channels were busy telecasting Pakistan’s national sport: bomb throwing pic.twitter.com/UaCUjpBpBT
— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) January 30, 2017
4. Another electricity shortage reference
Sir, wahan bijli kahan aati hai jo tv pe dekhoge? https://t.co/7YTaYZ6N85
— Pratik (@fake_engineer7) January 30, 2017
5. Just putting this here
@iramizraja dekh lete to bhi kaun si smj aane vali thi
— HMParty (@TNP_India) January 30, 2017
6. Which is almost true.
@iramizraja @cricketwallah in India even gully cricket is shown live.
— gunesh (@gunesh5) January 30, 2017
7. Bulls eye!
@iramizraja Australian Open ko chor apni team ki fikar kar 7,8,9 position pr ponch gai hain
— Wasif Ali Khan (@WasifAlikhanWAK) January 29, 2017
8. News > Sports in Pak
@iramizraja what do you expect from a country with only 2 sports channels as compared to a billion news channels?
— Essam Shahid (@EssamShahid) January 30, 2017
9. Makes sense?
@iramizraja my Raja… migrate to La La Land
— ??| DeeJay | ?? (@deejay_blr) January 30, 2017
10. Aaaaaand another electricity reference to finish it off!
. @iramizraja arrey par dekhne ke liye bijli kha se laate ??? https://t.co/BiKzM00enV
— Rajesh Arora Roflian (@Rajesh_Arora1) January 30, 2017
All is fair in love, war and on Twitter, it seems!
H/T – Indian Express
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