Shahid Afridi offers tea to Shikhar Dhawan in the latest cross -border spat

Tensions after the recent attack on Pahalgam, located in Indian illegal occupied masculine and Kashmir (Iiojk), have been spilled into social media, where not only citizens but also the former cricket from both India and Pakistan have been involved in a war war.

The interaction began when Pakistan’s former Captain Shahid Afridi made sharp observations on a local television program, criticizing the performance of the Indian Army in Kashmir.

Commenting on the Pahalgam incident, Afridi questioned how such an event could happen despite the presence of what he described as “800,000 Indian troops” in the area.

“If even a fireworks erases in India, the responsibility is placed in Pakistan,” he said. “You have eight Lakh soldiers parked in Kashmir and yet such incidents happen – it only means that you are incompetent and useless.”

His comments quickly won the Indian media attraction and triggered a strong reaction from former Indian cricket Shikhar Dhawan. Taking on the social media platform, Dhawan shot back to Afridi, referring to India’s victory in the Kargil conflict.

“We beat you to Kargil, how much lower will you climb?” Dhawan wrote. “Instead of making unfounded comments, focus on the development of your country.”

The soup intensified on Tuesday, when Afridi responded with a touch of sarcasm. Posting a photo of himself in military clothing holding a cup of tea, he wrote on x, “forget the victory or loss-let’s allow me to serve you a little tea, shikhar”, adding the hashtag #fantastictea.

The hashtag #fantastictea is a reference to a widely published incident on February 27, 2019, when Pakistan collapsed two Indian aircraft that had violated the airspace and captured the Abhinandan Varthaman wing commander.

During his detention, a video showed a Pakistani officer to ask kindly, “I hope you like tea?” to which Abhinandan calmly replied, “The tea is fantastic. Thanks.” The clip quickly became viral and became a symbol of Pakistan’s media narrative around the incident.

Although Abhinandan was released and returned to India as a gesture of goodwill, the moment and the phrase has since become a long imitation in Pakistan, which are still often referred to both political and pop culture.