ICC World T20 2016: 10 funniest tweets that made the headlines

9. Ramesh Srivats being Ramesh Srivats

The famous Indian batting line-up performed really poorly throughout the course of the coveted T20 championship in their home country. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina failed miserably against almost each and every bowling attack of the cricketing world.

Here is what Ramesh Srivats had to say before the second semi-final match between India and West Indies was set to kick-off at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai:

10. Phil Simmons indirectly takes a dig at Mark Nicholas

The ecstatic West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons indirectly took a dig at the former Hampshire cricketer and the famous English commentator, Mark Nicholas after the Caribbean side defeated the overwhelming favourites, India in the second semi-final match of the ICC World T20 in Mumbai.

Mark Nicholas, previously, referred to the current crop of West Indian cricketers as “a group with no brains.” Here is what Simmons had to say after the ‘Men in Maroon’ registered their final date with England at the magnificent Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 3 April 2016:

#INDvsWIWe should get in Pandya for Yuvi, Pandey for Pandya, Rahane for Rohit, & Rohit for Dhawan. Basically confuse everyone & drop Dhawan

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) March 31, 2016

Awesome display by this group men with no brains, imagine if we had some #finalist #T20WorldCup #CWC2016 #onemorestep

— Phil Simmons (@Coachsim13) March 31, 2016