The cricket world bid farewell to one of its flexible batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara Announced his retirement from international cricket. The news left the fans recalling about his countless brave knocks, especially against Australia, where he earned a reputation for grinding world -class bowlers. Soon after the announcement, however, social media burnt with a viral post, which claimed Australian pacer Josh hazalwood Pujara was called his ‘biggest headache’, but was it really true?
Viral claim
Pujara’s retirement from international cricket has triggered waves of apathy in the cricket world. The Indian batting stallwart, which is known for its patience and ability to wear opposition attacks, has always placed a special place in the hearts of fans. But amidst these emotional tributes, a post claiming to be from Australian Pesar Hazelwood began to make rounds on social media.
Account, handle @joshazlewood38 posting, said: “You were my biggest headache on the field, now I can bowl freely, without tired all day. You had a good run, enjoy your retirement! Happy your upcoming journey.”
It appears that the Chutila message quickly went viral, many fans admitted that Hazelwood finally admitted what most of the bowlers felt secretly.
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Truth behind Josh Hazelwood’s post
However, a close eye revealed reality. The profile in the question clearly suggests in its bio: “Parody account.” Hazelwood, in fact, is not an official appearance on X (east Twitter) or Instagram. Their manager Neil Maxwell It was earlier clarified that the Australian fast bowler is completely away from social media. In short, the viral post was a task of satire – not real entry from Hazelwood.
Even though the quotation turned out to be fake, the spirit behind it is not completely away from the mark. Pujara, in fact, had a huge fork in the flesh of the Australian bowlers, Hazelwood. In 25 trials against Australia, he scored 2,074 runs on an average of 49.38, including five centuries and 11 half -centuries.
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