India made history after clinching 2-1 series win over Australia, the country’s first-ever series win in Australia.
Congratulatory messages poured in for captain Virat Kohli and Team India. Bollywood actress Preity Zinta was also among the well-wishers.
However, the co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Kings XI Punjab, made a small error in her tweet. Fans on the social media platform were quick to spot the mistake and went to town trolling the Bollywood star.
“Congratulations to the boys in blue for being the first Asian team to win a test match down under,” tweeted Preity Zinta.
Congratulations to the boys in blue for being the first Asian team to win a test match down under@cheteshwar1 take a bow#AUSvsIND #victory#ting #TeamIndia #IndianCricketTeam @BCCIpic.twitter.com/2oaZtRZIcA
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) January 7, 2019
Unfortunately for the Bollywood actress India are not the first Asian team to win a Test in Australia — they are the first to win a Test series Down Under.
Some fans simply corrected the error but a few others were not as kind.
https://twitter.com/flukypunditry/status/1082192450205159425
Series preity not match
— Lakhbir (@100000bir) January 7, 2019
Madam its test series
— dhaval gala🇮🇳 (@gala_dhaval) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/Karangillaus/status/1082181836804157440
Test series to be precise
— Frieden Benötigt (@Sportkommentatr) January 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/MiheerShah79/status/1082196652704714752
It is the first time India managed the feat since they began touring Australia in 1947-48. Consequently, Virat Kohli became the first Indian as well as the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia.
India got the series off to the best possible start by winning the tight opening Test in Adelaide.
