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As Pakistan-Afghanistan T20 World Cup match nears, Pakistani fans ask their fellows to remain respectful

As Pakistan-Afghanistan T20 World Cup match nears, Pakistani fans ask their fellows to remain respectful

It's just a game, Twitter users say, calling on people to remain civil online.
29 Oct, 2021

In a wonderful show of sportsmanship, Pakistani cricket fans on Twitter are reminding their fellow fans not to go too wild with memes after and during the match with Afghanistan because at the end of the day, it's just a game.

The match between the two neighbouring countries is set for today (Friday) at 7pm and though Pakistan has a winning record so far, they shouldn't take the Afghanistan team lightly.

Ahead of the match, the Pakistan versus Afghanistan hashtag on Twitter was full of posts asking fans to remember to be kind.

One fan reminded Pakistanis to allow Afghans living in the country the right to celebrate.

Many, many accounts asked their followers not to mock, make memes or say anything rude about the Afghanistan team.

Some people said there would be no wins or losses after this match.

Lots of people are looking forward to a great game of cricket.

They're reminding people that it's just a game.

We also hope fans remain civil and remember that win or lose, it's just a game. We would all like to see our country continue its winning streak but that doesn't mean we need to go wild on social media and hit below the belt. We've already seen displays of sportsmanship during the series and we hope to see that continued on and off the field.

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Anti-Corruption_Pakistani Oct 29, 2021 05:48pm
I say to all cricket lovers - don't get emotional and enjoy the game. Let the best team on the day win!
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M. Saeed Oct 29, 2021 05:56pm
Let this be a game between the same family and show the Indians that, they were the reason for any rift between us and former Afghans.
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Murtaza Oct 29, 2021 06:08pm
It's the afghans who bring the hostility to this fixture only to be put into their place.
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Freedom Oct 29, 2021 07:05pm
Didn't we see the hatred spewed by Pakistani fans after win against India and New Zealand? Taking cues from IK, Waqar?
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Abbasshah Oct 29, 2021 07:41pm
Pakistan must win.
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Sayyar Khan Oct 29, 2021 07:51pm
Our Pashtun brothers
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Faraz-Canada Oct 29, 2021 11:10pm
@Freedom That hate was well deserved
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Iqbal Hadi Zaidi Oct 29, 2021 11:23pm
What did Hafeez do against India and New Zealand. Sarfraz would have scored more than him or even a new comer for that matter had been better than Hafeez who is an absolute burden and he must be shipped back to Pakistan if we want to lift the cup. Shame on Hafeez whom Asif has shown the mirror though Asif is too junior to Hafeez both in age and experience to be honest but he did what 3 captains (Babar + Shoaib + Hafeez) could not do alike. Who disagrees with me? zaidi.formerdiplomat@hotmail.com
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Dr. Rafiq Khan Oct 29, 2021 11:37pm
Strange, I don't see any messages in support of civility from Afghan fans. Maybe their country lost internet. @Gokboru, never heard of anyone's fans being abused in Pakistan, why didn't you ask Afghans to respect Pakistanis living in Afghanistan? Or india to respect embassies?
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SonyC Oct 30, 2021 01:22am
@M. Saeed Be a good sports fan, you have nothing to loose
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Not So Smart Oct 30, 2021 03:32am
Pakistan and Afghanistan are personifications of civility and humanity.
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Jahan Ara Oct 30, 2021 05:59am
Indians are champions in hating humans and spreading hatred…
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Tadka Oct 30, 2021 07:53am
@M. Saeed without being from same family you can see the bonhomie between the teams when ind afg play......there no need for any twitter calls for it
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Malik Oct 30, 2021 08:25am
Pakistanis don’t behave like Indians and Afghans. Indians and Afghans have habit of doing these cheap things and when they lose they are quiet.
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Malik Oct 30, 2021 08:26am
Afghans were trying to get in Dubai stadium without tickets jumping the fence making Dubai authorities to close the Stadium gates.
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Imtiaz Ali Khan Oct 30, 2021 08:47am
Love you Afghanistan from Pakistan.
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