Harbhajan Singh had said Pakistan should give walkover to India in T20 World Cup 2021.
Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup encounter on Sunday (October 24). It was Pakistan's first-ever win over India in an ICC World Cup tournament.
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar and India's veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh have engaged in banter ahead of the most-awaited match.
In a message for Akhtar, Harbhajan had said Pakistan should give India a walkover as they don't have any chance of winning.
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"I have told Shoaib Akhtar that what is the point of playing against us? You should just give us a walkover," Harbhajan had told Star Sports.
But after Pakistan's win in Dubai, Akhtar gave it back to Harbhajan through a video. "Haan Bhajji? Harbhajan Singh. Walkover lena hai? Nahi lena? Acha. Chalo, kya karsakte hain yar. Relax yar, enjoy the day. And, bardasht karo (Harbhajan Singh. Do you still want a walkover? No? Okay. Well, what can one do. Relax, enjoy the day. And, bear with it)," he said.
Akhtar posted the video on his Twitter account and captioned, "Haanji? Walk over chahiye tha @harbhajan_singh ?".
Harbhajan took it sportingly and congratulated Pakistan for the victory. He also added that Pakistan were the better side on the day, and they played very well.
"Congratulations on your win guys. U guys played better," he tweeted.
Pakistan have started off well in the tournament with a win over their arch-rivals and now they will play New Zealand in their second match on Tuesday.
India's next match is also against New Zealand on October 31. They have enough time to regroup and focus on getting to winning track in the tournament.