Former India opener Virender Sehwag used his wit to good effect as he shut down UK journalist Piers Morgan for his tweets mocking India for celebrating the two medals it won at 2016 Rio Olympics
UK journalist Piers Morgan faces a lot of flak on Wednesday for his tweets mocking the 'wild celebrations' in India for winning two medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Morgan, known for his controversial Twitter posts, criticised India for winning two Rio Olympics medals.
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The TV host made fun of India and Indians for not producing gold medallists.
He termed India's Olympics medal tally an embarrassment and felt that the celebrations for just two medals that weren't gold was over the top. Morgan also tweeted that it was 'shameful' that 1.2 billions couldn't produce a gold medallist.
HERE ARE HIS TWEETS:
Country with 1.2 billion people wildly celebrates 2 losing medals. How embarrassing is that? https://t.co/FYSBM7ErAf
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 24, 2016
1,200,000,000 people and not a single Gold medal at the Olympics?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 24, 2016
Come on India, this is shameful.
Put the bunting away & get training.
And this led to Indian Twitterati trolling him. Former India opener Virender Sehwag, who is fast becoming the 'Nawab of Twitter' had a prompt reply for the 51-year-old TV journalist.
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Viru reminded Morgan of England's lack of achievements in the field of cricket, which the English had invented.
We cherish every small happiness',
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 24, 2016
But Eng who invented Cricket,&yet2win a WC,still continue to playWC.Embarrassing? https://t.co/0mzP4Ro8H9
Even Shane Warne batted for India in this game...
Why are you having a go at my Indian friends buddy ? I think enough talk about the Olympics & medal tallies ! Haha https://t.co/fnaVzYv8vM
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) August 24, 2016
On being taunted by Morgan over Australia's medals tally, the legendary leg-spinner responded with...
That's what I was inferring & sticking up for Indian friends. We thought we would give other countries a chance haha https://t.co/bHLFTHorpw
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) August 24, 2016
Here's how Twitterati reacted to Morgan's comments:
Gods of Cricket gifting a magical bat to the English Captain @piersmorgan to make England win their maiden WC.(2016) pic.twitter.com/Xv23lq5jW6
— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) August 24, 2016
Maybe Piers Morgan should approach the IOC over a new sport?
— Jack Mendel (@Mendelpol) August 24, 2016
Phone tapping! Leave India alone #PiersMorgan pic.twitter.com/jrNWP8TiSS
English teenagers are the most illiterate in the developed world @piersmorgan @virendersehwag #PiersMorgan #Brexit https://t.co/2mqXm9Mqt3
— Its Alex a.k.a Ayush (@Pepecrazy) August 24, 2016
If you are concerned/bothered about someone celebrating their small joys, you need to get a life & medication for jealousy! #PiersMorgan
— SUMAN M (@Sumanmjoshi) August 24, 2016
I just love how all Indian tweeters get together to troll any celebrity hurting their sentiments! #DontMessWithUs #PiersMorgan
— Kohl eyes.. (@nneehhaa) August 24, 2016
For @piersmorgan to understand why such OTT celebrations for our two medals, he should be added to Indian family WhatsApp groups.
— Sonali Rahul Khanna (@KolhapuriChapal) August 24, 2016
Today proved this :We kill each other,we pull each other,we put each other down. But one Piers Morgan surfaces, unites us, makes us strong!
— Parul Tyagi (@tyagiparul) August 24, 2016
People getting furious with Piers Morgan.
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) August 24, 2016
Hilarious.
Guys, this is what he does.
He's a professional troll.
He's KRK with a British accent.
.@piersmorgan explaining what Indian Twitter did to him after his moronic tweets.. pic.twitter.com/yygh5AYiZB
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) August 24, 2016
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