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“Pehli fursat me nikal…”: Fans troll Mohammad Amir, India enters semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026. Read

By Sandy Verma

in eden gardens T20 World Cup 2026 The 52nd match was no less than a cinematic masterpiece. On Sunday, the sacred pitch of Kolkata India And west indies Hosted the Super Eight match between. In a winner-takes-all scenario, India successfully chased down a tough target of 196 runs, thereby ensuring their place in the semi-finals, silencing the doubters and electrifying the massive crowd of 65,000.

were the heroes of the night Sanju Samsonwho scored an unbeaten 97 runs in 50 balls. Virat Kohli Broke the record for the highest individual score made by an Indian in the T20 World Cup.

Mohammad Amir’s prediction for India during the Super 8 stage

While the players in blue were busy dismantling the West Indies bowling attack, social media was ablaze with the ghost of a failed prediction. East Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir He repeatedly claimed that India would not reach the semi-finals, due to which he became the center of a digital storm. During the Super Eight stage, the show “Haarna hai hai,” Amir boldly said that South Africa And West Indies are favorites to progress from Group 1.

His most viral moment came when he gave a smug look at India’s chances. “Pakistan qualifies kare na kare, India naaaa” (Whether Pakistan qualifies or not, India will not). Amir reiterated this stance after India’s earlier defeat against South Africa in Ahmedabad, where he was jokingly called an ‘astrologer’ by the show’s host. He criticized India’s fielding and jasprit bumrah Over-reliance was seen as a sign of potential exit. However, his performance at the Eden Gardens turned his ‘astrology’ into a meme.

Indian fans cash in on Mohammad Amir as the men in blue enter T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals

As India reached the target of 199/5 with four balls remaining, “Leaved at first opportunity” (Get out at the first opportunity) The phrase started trending globally. Indian fans, who never forget an insult, used this famous meme to leave Amir out of the discussion of the tournament. The irony was obvious: Amir had predicted that West Indies would oust India, but India ended West Indies’ campaign on the same ground where the Caribbean team had won the title in 2016.

Even after this, a determined Amir tried to strike back, Shimron Hetmyer Called K’s dismissal ‘controversial’ and claimed that India still “not playing good cricket“, may have won. But for Indian fans, the results said more than the sentences. On March 5 England With the semi-final now confirmed at the Wankhede Stadium, the ‘Men in Blue’ have moved on, leaving Amir’s failed predictions in the dust in Kolkata.

Here are fans’ reactions:

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