A Twitter war that started as a friendly disagreement between cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra and former India speedster Venkatesh Prasad over KL Rahul’s place in the Indian team took an ugly turn on Tuesday. Aakash Chopra had earlier questioned Prasad’s motive over his tweets on his YouTube channel, calling him an ‘agenda peddler’ and ‘cleverly misquoting’ Prasad.
In response, the former India speedster posted an array of six tweets to prove his point. In his pursuit, he also dug out Chopra’s eleven years old tweets on Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. Chorpa then responded by inviting the 53-year-old former India speedster to a video duel on his YouTube channel to settle the dispute. Prasad’s witty reply to the same is winning the internet over.
‘Don’t wish to engage with you (Chopra) further on this’ – Venkatesh Prasad
“Venky bhai, msgs are getting lost in translation. You here. Me on YT. I invite you to come on a Video Chat…we can do it Live. Difference on opinions is nice… let’s do it properly. I’ll not have any sponsors on it & nobody will make money out of it. Up for it? You have my number,” Aakash Chopra tweeted.
Only a few moments later, Prasad lashed out at Chopra with his witty reply denying Chopra’s invitation for a video duel and highlighting his ‘agenda peddler’ accusation.
“No, Aakash, nothing is lost in translation. In your 12-minute video, you have called me an agenda peddler because it didn’t suit your narrative. And I have made my points very clear in this Twitter thread. Don’t wish to engage with you further on this,” Prasad replied, putting him in his place.
Speaking of KL Rahul, he has been brought down from his vice-captaincy role in the Indian Test team for the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Tests. India are currently leading the 4-Test BGT series 2-0, but KL Rahul has failed to impress. He has not been able to get past the 30-run mark in his last nine innings. The situation is unfortunate because excellent replacements like Shubman Gill are warming the bench.
Here’s how fans reacted to the ongoing Prasad vs Chopra Twitter war:
One full time commentator arguing with one of the best Indian bowler.
— Raj (@bigbullmarkets) February 21, 2023
Between Aakash Chopra and Venkatesh Prasad, I know whom I'll listen to.. one is a thoughtful articulate person who was once a fast bowler, the other one well, let's say spouts verbal diarrhoea
— Sanket Kanoo, MD (@SanketK3) February 21, 2023
Venki sir to Aakash pic.twitter.com/vLCwy3cCWZ
— SwatKat? (@swatic12) February 21, 2023
Meanwhile KL Rahul pic.twitter.com/apT9EcrQjO
— Satya (@TheSatyaShow) February 21, 2023
Aakash Chopra's legacy ??????pic.twitter.com/pNeDbdRowT
— 87.58m (@Eighty7_58) February 21, 2023
Gattiga estunnav ga bro pic.twitter.com/5sUZlheKvc
— Prasanth (@Prasanthitman45) February 21, 2023
Last time someone tried to mess with Venkatesh Prasad ?? pic.twitter.com/Zy25L98l4l
— Em!N€nt $oC!@li$t (@Insane__Emi) February 21, 2023
— Neon Man (@NeonMan_01) February 21, 2023
