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@Fahdhusain @FIFAcom @UroojMK What an absolute joke. Trying to gain engagement and views. Do listen to all the analysts on ESPN and elsewhere. No one has said anything like this.

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@AmirAminiMD Palestinian accounts allowed Israeli supporters to claim Messi as their hero after falling to fake propaganda based on pics from Barcelona’s tour. Allowed Zionists to latch themselves to image softening win while delegetimIing Palestinian supporting accounts. What a self goal.

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@faizanlakhani Faizan, fair points. As long as discussion sticks to inconsistencies in decisions and how historically stronger teams have gotten ‘favorable’ treatment by referees in WCs, it’s fine. But people saying FIFA is rigging for Argentina just because Muslim country lost, that’s absurd.

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@abierkhatib Argentina has large Jewish population and their president is self proclaimed supporter of Israel. But not Messi and team who have remained neutral throughout. This ‘WC is rigged for Zionist Messi’ will make all Palestinian supporters on X lost support on the real issue. (2/2)

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@abierkhatib A Palestinian supporter here. Please for the sake of your reach, take few mins to educate yourself on this whole ‘Messi is a Zionist’ propaganda. He is not and neither is the Argentinian team. The pics being circulated are from a 2013 Barcelona Trip to Israel and West Bank (1/2)

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@susanabulhawa @BattlementLK That’s the background. All these pics from 2013 being pushed now by accounts with anti-Messi agenda. I am a Palestine supporter too. But this is a conscious effort on social media to portray Messi as a Zionist.

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@abbasnasir59 Messi hasn’t said anything either in support or opposition of Israel since Oct 2023. It’s his choice. I wouldn’t expect him to do either considering large Jewish population in Argentina. Palestinian supporters keep disgracing themselves and their cause linking Messi to Zionism.

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@abbasnasir59 Regarding Messi pics in Israel, I expect you to do better. At least do some searching as that was your profession, No? These are from 2013 Barcelona trip to Israel where Barcelona players visited both Israel and Palestinian camps to promote peace.

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@abbasnasir59 Abbas sir you keep sharing utter tripe. Keep searching conspiracy theories about each match and you will find plenty. Not a single commentator has said anything about Argentina getting favors in this WC or the last.

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@sohaibcricketer Everyone selected in this squad on merit. Can’t select quaid trophy performers for a one day/T20 tour if they don’t perform in domestic one day/T20 tournaments. Criticism just for the sake of criticism is the norm by former cricketers.

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@cric_pundit This proves that WC team was rightly selected barring 1-2 players like Babar and Shaheen. And Even for those, you can make arguments like Rauf and M Wasim can’t bowl with new ball. Disappointing T20 series so far for Maaz, Hassan, Samad, Daniyal, Sufiyan, and Akif.

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@cric_pundit In T20s, yes. Only few players like Maaz, Hassan, Samad, Sufiyan, and Daniyal are T20 players. This is largely a ODI side. Expect better from them in the 5 ODI series.

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Hey @grok remove chucker from this pic

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@Ali_Anchor @Umar96Akmal @_khurrammanzoor @RealAhsanAli23 Both played domestic cricket 2 years ago and no intl league since then. On what basis should Umar and Ahmed Shehzad be picked? At least do some home before calling yourself a journalist.

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@sardesairajdeep Ranji team? You guys have lost 0-3 to NZ and 0-2 to SA in tests at home during last 2 years. Ranji standard must be ‘world class’ to be producing such a test team for India. At least say any IPL team and it would make some sense.

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@bhogleharsha The hypocrisy on display is astounding. Either there is selective amnesia, no desire to look at oneself in mirror, or agreement that we, Indians, are gods of cricket as we generate max revenue and hence we’ll bend the rest to our whims. It’s this duality that is nauseating. (2/2)

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@bhogleharsha All fair points Harsha. I wonder where was this selective outrage during last few years when BCCI tried to isolate Pakistan? From no bilateral series to moving Asia Cup to Sri Lanka to forcing a hybrid model for CT to refusing to display host nation logos on playing kit? (1/2)

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@iRashidLatif68 Sir, at least have some decency to be fair. Shadab merited a return. It’s the selection of Samad and Nafay that is questionable. You can’t have 3 specialist spinners in a 15-men squad. With Abrar and Usman, no place for Sufyan. Maaz comes in place of Nafay/Samad.

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@AbujomaaGaza Was the second child with glasses taken out safely Motasem?

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@AirlinePilotmax Hi Saad, did we lose any fighter jets during the attack on our air fields after cease fire was announced? I know about the martyrdom of our PAF squadron leader and airmen.