Faf du Plessis has won many hearts in Pakistan after leading the World XI side in the recently concluded Independence Cup. It was a great moment in the history of Pakistan cricket as international cricket returned to the ‘green’ land after many years.
Many big names of international cricket like Hashim Amla, David Miller, Darren Sammy, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Paul Collingwood, Tamim Iqbal, Thisara Perera and many others agreed to play this historic series in Pakistan.
The tournament was played in full spirit and the spectators were seen cheering for the opposition as well. There were no security lapses and the game of cricket was enjoyed in Pakistan like never before. The entire nation celebrated the game of cricket.
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After returning back to South Africa, Faf du Plessis tweeted a message and Indian cricket fans made fun of it. Check it out here:
Arrived safely back home .Thank you Pakistan and Lahore for your hospitality
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— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) September 17, 2017
This is how fans replied:
Translation-
Thank you for no blast back home in One piece.
?????https://t.co/UQhdqJsdNm— Rohit (@09_rkg) September 17, 2017
you wont belve that yo will arriave safely to your contry ??
— Vishal Choudhary (@vishal_7077) September 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/maheshjain86/status/909364349658996737
that 1st sentence of your tweet sums it up ??
— RamVkas Netha (@Teetotaller7) September 17, 2017
Faf, do you tweet ‘safely back home’ every time you come back from tour or its bcz u hv returned safely frm #terrorist country #Pakistan?
— Ajit Kumar Dubey (@ajitkdubey) September 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/FakharZamanIive/status/909356612145618944
https://twitter.com/0007IbrahimK/status/909367540199116800
