World Cup

Sania Mirza

Cringeworthy ads on both sides of the border 🤮 seriously guys, you don’t need to ‘hype up’ or market the match anym… https://t.co/LDBPrcAcYP — Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) 1560320993000

Abhinandan Varthaman

The much-awaited match of the ongoing, between cricketing rivals India and Pakistan is set to take place on June 16 and broadcasters are extensively promoting it through television commercials. But India’s tennis aceis not too chuffed about this. She came down heavily on the broadcasters for airing defaming ads.Not one to mince words, Sania has always been vocal about the strained relationship between the two countries and blasted the broadcasters of both nations, calling the ads "cringeworthy".Recently, an advertisement by a Pakistani channel featured a spoof using IAF Wing Commander’s lookalike. In the video, the character pretended to be Abhinandan with his trademark moustache and wore a jersey resembling Team India's colours. The ad did not go down well with the audience and many termed it "shameful" and "cheap" on social media.Before this ad was telecast, India’s official broadcaster Star Sports also released a commercial, which depicted India to be Pakistan’s father, as the match is scheduled to be played on Father’s Day. This ad too attracted a lot of criticism across the border.The match between the arch-rivals will take place in Manchester. Team India has an excellent record against Pakistan as they have won all six games they have played so far against the 1992 champions.