Russia refuses to recognise cricket as a sport, Indian Twitter goes berserk; See tweets

Extremely offended by the decision, Indian fans trolled the Russian sports ministry on Twitter.

Cricket is widely considered to be the second most popular sport in the world after football in terms of viewership.

Russia, however, has officially refused to recognise cricket as a sport according to a memo from the Russian sports ministry. Cricket has not found a place on a list that includes the Russian equivalent of ‘curling’.

“Refuse recognition of cricket as a sport,” read the memo written by Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov dated Monday, July 15.

This obviously did not go down well with the Indian social media community that considers cricket not just a sport but a religion.

Extremely offended by the decision, Indian fans trolled the Russian sports ministry on Twitter.

Explaining this bizarre decision, Alexander Sorokin, a member of the executive committee of the Moscow Cricket Sports Federation, said: “Cricket is popular mainly in the institutions where Indian students study, but they also introduce Russians to cricket. For example, there are 13 clubs in Tver, there are four teams in Voronezh. With the help of regional authorities, we plan open cricket schools in 48 regions of the country. While cricket is not recognized, it cannot be done.”

This is how Indian Twitter reacted:

https://twitter.com/AmySupranova/status/1151843708532383745

 

https://twitter.com/SanaRah40_95/status/1151778951460618240

 

PNN

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