As cricket fans prepare for India to play against England at the T20 semi-finals this Thursday, 10 November, Twitter users have noticed something pretty familiar about this face off…
The upcoming match has garnered widespread online attention by South Asian fans of the game hoping for the match to shape up similar to the story of Bollywood film Lagaan (2001).
This is how the semi-final match feels like 😂#INDvsENG #T20WorldCup #CricketTwitter #Lagaan pic.twitter.com/lp6yTQ8oFY
— Bewakoof (@bewakoof) November 7, 2022
Now It will be #INDvsENG in the Semifinal of #T20WorldCup
Waiting for Lagaan 2.0 at the Adelaide Oval! 😀😝#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/CKUgnBhfyw
— Sandeep Kumar (@sandeep_suga) November 6, 2022
Can we create this moment on Thursday.?🇮🇳
#Semifinal #PAKvsNZ #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/xMEzyDyFhE— Deepak Malviya (@thedeepaki) November 8, 2022
Lagaan has cemented itself as a classic sports drama that centers around Indian villagers in the late 1800s and how they defeated a team of British colonisers in a memorable cricket match.
The film’s riveting portrayal of India’s win against the British has garnered laughter riot of responses.
Congratulations Team India on a convincing win. Time now to take back Lagaan. 😅 #INDvsZIM pic.twitter.com/FwGIcfwa1o
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) November 6, 2022
Lagaan 2 😁 #INDvsENG#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/A4xg66l6yT
— Neetesh Kumar (@neetesh678) November 8, 2022
If India wins #INDvsZIM tomorrow then it will be #IndvsEng on November 10
Team India is ready for Nov 10th Lagaan match 🥳 pic.twitter.com/pZ9h5bbrTW
— Kadak (@kadak_chai_) November 5, 2022
This Thursday, Captain Russell will be played by @josbuttler
Time to bring back #Lagaan meme templates.#T20WorldCup
#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/1AwdDCqWlD— Dinesh Dhiman (@dinu_ism) November 7, 2022
Netflix India also took to Twitter to join the comedic conversation with the anticipation that the semi-final becomes a ‘remake’ of the film.
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The team made it to the semi-finals 🥳🥳
Lagaan remake coming this Thursday!#INDvENG
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) November 6, 2022
#INDvENG memes galore
Of course, as is the case in the Twitterverse, users didn’t stop with the Lagaan memes. The conversation continued with fans creating other comedic takes on the upcoming match.
Ashwin warning England’s batters to stay inside the crease at Adelaide.#INDvENG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/WMIB3pYjVB
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) November 6, 2022
Hopefully India vs England in semis #INDvENG
Ravichandran Ashwin to Jos Buttler:- pic.twitter.com/BxceutZOK2— Gaurav Gambhir (@GauravGambhir16) November 5, 2022
No INDvsNZ. But it’s #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/7WizeyrLM5
— Khushi🌻 (@hit_wicket__) November 5, 2022
The Indian T20 side will be playing at Adelaide Oval for their chance to progress to the tournament final.
If successful, India will be competing to win for the second time after 2007 where they succeeded on being the first team to win in the tournament’s history.
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