Cricket World Cup Invites Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar. Here is What he Replies

Published - 22 Jan 2019, 10:45 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 05:26 AM

Paul Heyman (Photo by Rob Tringali /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X162079 TK1 )

WWE’s Paul Heyman recently grabbed the eyeballs of the cricket fans when he hailed former Indian National Cricket team skipper MS Dhoni for his heroics in the ODI series against Australia. Dhoni struck three consecutive fifties as India registered their first-ever series win on Australian soil. And now the Cricket World Cup has offered him and his client Brock Lesnar tickets for the ICC World Cup in England and Wales.

However, Dhoni struggled throughout 2018 scoring only 275 runs in 20 ODIs last year. His strike-rate and average in 2018 was his worst-ever in a calendar year since his debut in 2004. Owing to poor form the selectors decided to drop from the squad against Windies and the T20I team against Australia. MS Dhoni, however, has returned to the national set-up with a bang.

MS Dhoni, Vijay Dahiya, Australia vs India 2018-19 — Getty Images

Following his top-class batting in Down Under, Paul Heyman took to Twitter to praise the best finisher in the world. Moreover, while praising MS Dhoni, Heyman cheekily asked for a royalty for paraphrasing Lesnar’s mantra “Eat Sleep Conquer Repeat.”

On Monday evening, the official Twitter handle of Cricket World Cup posted,

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“How about tickets to the @cricketworldcup for you and @BrockLesnar?“

How about tickets to the @cricketworldcup for you and @BrockLesnar? ?

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) January 21, 2019

Paul Heyman was quick to reply taking a dig at Cricket World Cup handle. He congratulated Cricket World Cup for trying to expand their audience by using the fame of him and his client Brock Lesnar.

“@cricketworldcup Thank you for your interest in expanding your global audience even further by exploiting the fame/notoriety of #YourHumbleAdvocate and the reigning defending undisputed @WWE Universal Champion @BrockLesnar. I look forward to your 8 figure appearance fee offer,” Heyman tweeted.

. @cricketworldcup
Thank you for your interest in expanding your global audience even further by exploiting the fame/notoriety of #YourHumbleAdvocate and the reigning defending undisputed @WWE Universal Champion @BrockLesnar. I look forward to your 8 figure appearance fee offer. https://t.co/4GLsTDt2Zf

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) January 21, 2019

The showpiece event in England and Wales start from May 30 and will run till July 14. Indian National Cricket team will be one of the contenders to lift the coveted trophy this time.

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