Virender Sehwag's witty, sharp and incisive humorous tweets on social media may have made as great a Twitter personality as the swashbuckling batsman he was, but sometimes, well, some of his humour does come as a puzzling one for the Twitter users!
To cite an instance on Tuesday May 2, just like he does on any other day, as his routine has been, Sehwag wished West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara on his birthday, but left the social media users questioning his choice of words in the Twitter post! Read the The Tweet that cooked up a social media storm.
Happy Birthday @BrianLara . BC Lara ,kya tha Maara pic.twitter.com/Uqu3RfLNbl
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 2, 2017
Reactions followed...
being naturally funny is one thing, and trying really hard to be funny cuz you need to keep it going is another.. this tweet reeks of that . [sic]
show some respect Man. Disgusting [sic]
What does 'BC' in Lara stand for?
In India, 'BC', well, is an oft-used abbreviation for all the wrong reasons! Therefore, to clear things soon, Sehwag posted yet another tweet to tell the ignorant Twitter users the real meaning of 'BC'.
Brian Charles Lara only ! https://t.co/WXSa7UkijL
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 2, 2017
And gung ho, Sehwag was soon cheered again for his choice of humour.
delhi wala wishing style BC lara [sic]
Hehe :) EPIC. To most of the people BC Lara= Brian Charles Lara [sic]
Lara, who turned 48, is one of the greatest cricketers in the history of the game. His notable records include:
- Still the highest individual scorer in a Test innings: Lara scored 400 runs (off 582 balls) against England at St. John's on April 10, 2004.
- Still the highest individual scorer in first-class cricket: Lara scored 501 runs (off 427 balls), playing for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on June 2 1994.
