The Indian cricket team is set to leave for England in the first week of June. In lieu of the quarantining norms, the side will isolate for a few days before playing the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final. Post the contest against New Zealand, Virat Kohli and Co. will face the hosts in a five-match Test series.
The supporters of both the countries have, however, started engaging in banters online. England cricket supporters’ club Barmy Army posted a video of their pacer James Anderson to take a sly dig at t🦩he Indian cricket enthusi🍸asts.
Indian fans troll Anderson by calling him ‘Clouderson’ since the stalwart heavily relies on his swing, which is assisted b🎐y an overcast condition.
Barmy Army shared a video in which the 38-year-old can be seen knocking off the stumps of Ajinkya Rahane and Shubman Gill during 🔯the first Test of the﷽ England tour of India 2021 in Chennai.
“To all the Indian fans in our mentions saying Jimmy ‘Clouderson’,” the English cricket followers൲ captioned the video.
To all the India fans in our mentions saying Jimmy 'Clouderson' 🤣🎣
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
Indian fans were on their heels and retorted quickly by sharing a clip of wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant hitting Anderson over the slips with a reverse sweep. The fearless Roorkee-born lad countered Anderson’s pace by taking the latter with surprise through his inventive array of shots.
— 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒗 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒍𝒂 (@maanavchaawla)
The first Test saw the Joe Root-led side thrash India, who made a timely return to win the series 3-1. The hosts⛎ outclassed the visitors in all three foꦺrmats of the game and registered a comprehensive victory.
