Less than a day after tweeting, “Defeated Pakistan. Business as usual,” Indian batter Priyank Panchal found himself on the wrong end of the headlines. His social media post, made after India’s narrow win over Pakistan in the Hong Kong Sixes opener, quickly aged as the team stumbled to a defeat against Kuwait on Saturday.

Panchal’s viral post on Friday had followed India’s tense win over Pakistan, a match rescued by quick cameos from Robin Uthappa (28 off 11) and Bharath Chipli (24 off 13). India reached 86 for 4 before rain stopped play, and with Pakistan trailing at 41 for 1 after three overs, India were declared winners via the DLS method. However, the tables turned dramatically less than 24 hours later.

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