On Sunday, the Indian cricket team defeated Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2019. After the victory, Amit Shah tweeted that the match was ‘another strike’ on Pakistan. Senior editor of The Wire Arfa Khanum Sherwani discusses how war rhetoric was used in a cricket match against the neighbouring country.
Watch | India-Pakistan Cricket Under the Shadow of War Rhetoric
Amit Shah described the Indian cricket team’s victory over Pakistan as “another surgical strike”.
