The race to the T20 World Cup 2024 final has reached its climax. Team India triumphed over England in the semi-finals and secured a place in the finals for the third time. The ultimate showdown between India and South Africa is set for June 29, today. Amidst this, MBA Chai Wala founder Prafull Billore is grabbing headlines. It's quite intriguing that Prafull has been posting continuous support for South Africa on social media, and Indians are lavishing him with praise.
The team he backed lost
Let's delve into the rationale behind this. Prafull is often dubbed as 'Unlucky Charm' by netizens. The reason being, recently the teams or individuals he supports or shares pictures with, tend to face untoward incidents. Specifically in cricket, the teams Prafull has routed for have faced defeats.
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Netizens start calling him 'Unlucky Charm'
This all started with the viral selfie with cricketer Suryakumar Yadav. Billore shared an in-flight selfie with India's 360-degree batsman on June 21. The following day, Yadav scored just 6 runs against Bangladesh in the T20 match and was dismissed. Soon after, people began trolling Billore, branding him an 'Unlucky Charm'. They even edited photos of Billore with opposing team players each time India had a match.
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Prafull trolls himself for India's victory
Instead of taking offense, Prafull has been sharing such pictures with the intention of ensuring India's win in the T20 World Cup final. Before the semi-final match, he posted a photo merged with the English team, and amazingly, India indeed won. In a sense, he's trolling himself to root for India's victory.
After seeing Prafull's post, people said: 'India's victory is certain today'
Now, he has posted numerous photos with South African players on Twitter before the final, captioning them with 'I support South Africa'. People are not getting tired of commenting on these pictures. One user said, 'Today India’s victory is assured.' Another noted, 'This is the right use of powers.' One more user wrote, 'Brother, you indeed are a true patriot,' while another commented, 'This is how to take people's taunts in a positive stride.'
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'That's called making the right use of one's powers'
A person wrote, 'Apologies for criticizing your post with Suryakumar; you're incredible, my friend.' Someone humorously added, 'This is smartly channeling your abilities.' Another commented, 'You are the real patriot, brother.' One more mentioned, 'Turning the tide of taunts into something positive.'
