T20 World Cup: Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar join Pakistan's chorus against controversial no-ball call in defeat to India

India and Pakistan produced one of their greatest battles in cricket on Sunday, with the Men in Blue triumphing over their arch-rivals in front of a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground in their T20 World Cup opener.

And at the heart of their memorable victory over the Men in Green, which helped bury the 10-wicket thrashing against the same opposition in Dubai last year, was Virat Kohli, who produced a magnificent 82 not out off 53 balls, one of his greatest knocks across formats.

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Kohli remained a key talking point among fans and experts hours after the game was done and dusted and the points were awarded to the Rohit Sharma-led team, with his two sixes off Haris Rauf in the penultimate over instantly becoming viral.

The Pakistanis, however, felt they were hard done by by the umpires on the day, especially with the contentious waist-high no-ball called off Mohammad Nawaz’s bowling in the final over. And it wasn’t just the fans who complained about the decision; former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, known not to mince his words, tweeted, “Umpire bhaiyo, food for thought aaj raat k liye (umpire brothers, food for thought for tonight)”.

Umpire bhaiyo, food for thought aaj raat k liye