The fourth day of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and New Zealand at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton was washed out due to rain. India were bowled out for 217 in the 1st innings and New Zealand were at 101/2 in 49 overs at Stumps on Day 3. With no action possible on a crucial fourth day, fans couldn’t help but showcase their feelings through hilarious memes. As BCCI sent out a tweet after Stumps were called on Day 4, fans bombarded the Twitter thread with memes. BCCI wrote, “Update: Play on Day 4 abandoned due to rain. We thank our fans who turned up and kept the tempo high. See you again, tomorrow. #TeamIndia #WTC21.”
Update: Play on Day 4 abandoned due to rain. We thank our fans who turned up and kept the tempo high. See you again, tomorrow. #TeamIndia #WTC21 pic.twitter.com/0OpqZ0hGd5
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 21, 2021
Fans made references to various Bollywood movies, new and old, to talk about ICC’s decision-making in the WTC Final.
A fan replied to BCCI’s tweet and suggested to hold at a best-of-five Super Over contest to get a result out of the current game.
There should be 5 superovers. And the team that wins 3 superovers should be given the trophy. What do you say @ICC ?#WTCFinal21
— Boies Pilled Bell (@Im_Perfect45) June 21, 2021
Another fan used his editing skills to good effect to showcase the difference between an Australian summer and the English summer.
English Summer pic.twitter.com/uXUDCzrRTS
— Ravi Desai Champion ICT (@its_DRP) June 21, 2021
In another editing masterpiece, a fan showed Indian skipper Virat Kohli showing the victory sign with his entire team swimming in the background in what seemed like The Ageas Bowl itself.
Tomorrow pic.twitter.com/FMd3KStvns
— (@AminnSheikh) June 21, 2021
The following two memes were created with comical Bollywood references.
— Rishabh Srivastava (@AskRishabh) June 21, 2021
— Mukul Hinoniya (@iMukulhinoniya) June 21, 2021
One meme blasted ICC’s choice of venue with a Bollywood meme and with a hilarious caption that said, “Weather updates chk kar kar ke thak gaye hoge.”
Weather updates chk kar kar ke thak gaye hoge pic.twitter.com/UfTBEW38uq
— Cricket Lover (@Sandy14999) June 21, 2021
All eyes will be on Day 5 of the WTC Final, with fans and the entire cricketing fraternity keeping a close eye on the weather updates as they expect some action on the field.
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