• Home
  • Entertainment
  • Bjp Use 2007 T20 World Cup Clip To Explain Operation Sindoor And Mock Pakistan

BJP Use 2007 T20 World Cup Clip To Explain Operation Sindoor And Mock Pakistan

Akshita Patel

BJP mocks Pakistan [Source: @BJP4India/X.com]BJP mocks Pakistan [Source: @BJP4India/X.com]

The BJP political party has taken a sharp dig at Pakistan by sharing a cricket clip from the 2007 T20 World Cup shortly after the success of Operation Sindoor. The short 31-second video, posted on social media, shows India defeating Pakistan in a tense bowl-out after a tied match in the first T20 World Cup.

Operation Sindoor was carried out on May 7 by the Indian armed forces in response to a terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 that killed 26 people. 

The operation targeted nine terror camps of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Over 100 terrorists were reportedly killed.

BJP Pokes Pakistan Over Operation Sindoor

To bully Pakistan further, Indian political party, BJP, used the 2007 T20 World Cup clip to explain the events of Operation Sindoor in a nutshell. In the video posted on social media, Indian players Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, and Robin Uthappa hit the stumps cleanly in a bowl-out contest.

Meanwhile, Pakistan bowlers Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, and Shahid Afridi failed all their chances. India clinched the bowl-out 3-0, a situation that would later contribute significantly towards their victorious run in the tournament.

By posting the 2007 cricket clip, the BJP used a sporting moment to mock Pakistan’s recent failed military actions, drawing parallels between missed stumps in a bowl-out and missed targets in a real-world conflict.

Meanwhile, tensions between India and Pakistan have eased following a ceasefire agreement. As normalcy returns, sporting action will resume as well. The IPL 2025 season, suspended for a week after May 8, will officially resume from May 17. The final will be played on June 3, though venues for the playoffs haven’t been decided yet. 

A downside for India is that many foreign players have chosen not to return to India, citing security concerns, and some have stayed back for national duties as well.