Barmy Army Amit Mishra

On Sunday (April 24), India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar turned 49 years old, and greetings flooded in from all around the world for the living legend. Sachin Tendulkar who is known as the god of cricket in India boasts a slew of cricket records, including the incredible achievement of hitting 100 international hundreds across all forms.

Tendulkar is the only cricketer to play 200 Test matches, as well as the most 50-over games (468) in a career spanning two decades. At the moment, Sachin is mentoring the Mumbai Indians (MI), who are participating in the IPL 2022, in their team bio-bubble.

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The 49-year-old was a part of India’s World Cup-winning side in 2011 and the first male cricketer to score 200 runs in a 50-over game. Tendulkar’s international cricket career is loaded with honours, as he is the all-time leading run-scorer in both Tests and ODIs. Many notable personalities such as Jai Shah, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Virat Kohli, Vivian Richards, and Virender Sehwag also wished him on his birthday.


Among the birthday greetings on social media, one message attracted the attention of Indian admirers and enraged them. The batting genius from India was wished by England cricket’s fan army, called as Barmy Army, who used a photo of his expulsion from a Test match in England to make a subtle jab at him.

Fans, as predicted, were enraged by the message and vented their displeasure on social media. Many supporters chose to educate the Barmy Army by pointing out Sachin’s unblemished record versus England. The Little Maestro is the only Indian with three 150+ scores versus England, according to one user.

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One fan sent a video from an ICC World Cup match in which Sachin produced a spectacular pick-up shot for a six against Andrew Caddick. It was an appropriate retort to Caddick’s mockery of the batsman for scoring against a poor Namibian team. Another user reminded Barmy Army of the 2011 World Cup, in which Sachin Tendulkar hit a century against England and went on to finish among the top run-scorers.

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Amit Mishra, a senior India leg-spinner, also shared his thoughts on Barmy Army’s post. And we have to say that his two-word tweet devastated the England cricket, fan group.

“Thanks kids,” Mishra said in his tweet, which included photos of Tendulkar enjoying his victory over England on the pitch.

As soon as he tweeted this, fans flocked to his tweet for reacting to it. One fan labelled Amit Mishra’s response a “savage” while another one said, “Mishra Ji with his googly !!!”

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For unreversed, Indian cricketer Amit Mishra recently sparked a social media spat with Irfan Pathan on Friday by reacting to his post. Mishra, a 39-year-old wrist-spinner, responded to a comment by Pathan about India on Twitter. The encounter has sparked a big debate on social media, with some criticising and others applauding Mishra’s remark.

While it’s unknown exactly what Irfan Pathan was referring to with his tweet, but it’s evident that it’s in response to the country’s ongoing socio-political challenges, which include anything from Ram Navami violence to an anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri, Delhi. Amit Mishra’s response is similarly in this line.

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Vaishali Pandey
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