New Delhi:
British journalist Piers Morgan's sarcastic tweets on India's celebrations after winning two medals at the Rio Olympics have led to a war of words between him and former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag on Twitter.
It started when British journalist Piers Morgan posted two tweets questioning India's massive celebrations for the two medals the country won at Rio 2016.
Let's have a look what British journalist Piers Morgan tweeted and how Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag replied on Twitter -
Morgan's tweets on India's Rio celebrations-
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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
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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.
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Sehwag's reply-
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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
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Morgan replied-
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Very embarrassing, Legend.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 24, 2016
If @KP24 was playing, we'd win the WC.
Just as we won T20 WC & he was Man of Series. https://t.co/50X5YMQSQU
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Sehwags hit back immediately-
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KP is a legend no doubt,bt wasnt he born in SA,&by ur logic Eng shd hv won 2007WC.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 24, 2016
Why hv prblm wid our ppl,celbrtng https://t.co/ZigCrzVG05