Boycott IPL: trend start after team India out from Asia cup

Indian cricket fans were in for a massive disappointment after Team India suffered back-to-back losses in the Super 4 stage of the 2022 Asia Cup. First, India lost to their arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 wickets, then Rohit Sharma team was undone by Sri Lanka who won the contest by 6 wickets. Boycott IPL: trend start after team India out from Asia cup. Virtually out of the race for the Asia Cup final, Indians still pinned their hopes on Afghanistan bettering Pakistan on Wednesday. And they almost did.

India’s loss against Sri Lanka on Tuesday has raised a big question on Indian players’ low performance in a big tournament like Asia Cup 2022 in comparison to the aggression they show while playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The consecutive defeat against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super Four stage also showed the inefficiency in the captaincy of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma.

The cricket fans expressed their frustration on social media and started trending #Boycott IPL along with #SackRohit. The trend was filled up with memes mocking the Men in Blue and the kind of game they play in domestic leagues. “The day from which Indian Public Stop watching IPL the day from. That this Useless team start playing for the country & pride not running for the money.

The same happens in the T20 WC #boycottipl,” read a meme. Indian cricket fans Another meme was a template of the famous Pakistan spectator Momin Saqib along with the caption, “#boycottipl the Indian team has lost the will to win matches for the country. Lousy body language.” The cricket fans did not spare Rohit Sharma as well.

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The fans compared him with India’s former captain Virat Kohli. In a tweet a fan wrote, “Cry or agree #ViratKohli #AsiaCupT20 #sackrohit #MSDhoni” and attached a meme with it comparing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. “BCCI replacing Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma as Captain #INDvSL #SackRohit”, another tweet read with the meme of comparing the two batters.