Mitchell Johnson Brutally Trolled For Taking A Dig At Ashish Nehra

What began as a banter between two Mitchells ended with one of them getting brutally trolled by the Indian fans.  The banter session turned into a trolling game when former Australian fast-bowler Mitchell Johnson took a subtle dig at veteran Indian pacer Ashish Nehra.

The banter session began when Johnson took to Twitter to troll New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan as he wrote:“@Mitch_Savage ?can’t wait to catch up when we beat you in the upcoming BBL ??”

https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/917172789303427072

McClenaghan retaliated by writing:“You going around again old timer? ??.”

You going around again old timer? ??

— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) October 8, 2017

In reply, Johnson told McClenaghan, they should have a bowl off to decide the fastest left-arm seamer over 30.

“Hahaha yep & we should have a bowl off to see who’s the fastest left armer over 30 ???,” Johnson wrote.

https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/917206913414074368?

With the banter game just reaching its climax, Johnson’s compatriot and former Australia batsman Dean Jones crashed the party by revealing his pick for the ‘fastest left armer over 30,.

“Currently Ashish Nehra,” Jones wrote.

Currently Ashish Nehra ? #onlyjokingchampion https://t.co/7lCzQVg6pO

— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) October 9, 2017

However, Johnson was not impressed by Jones’ pick as he tweeted:“His run up is definitely faster.”

https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/917211249384890369

It was enough for one of the Indian fans to join conversation.

“His line and length is much better than others,” the fan wrote.

His line and length is much better than others..

— Rakesh Rajpurohit (@RakeshPurohit55) October 9, 2017

However, Johnson, while making it clear that his tweets were just a part of the banter, did not agree with the fans and tweeted: “Hahaha really with an Ave over 40 & Strike rate close to 80 ?? Just so you know, we are just having some banter ??.”

https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/917222573544398848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcricketaddictor.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D5936%26action%3Dedit

But it was too late as the fans joined forces to troll the former Australia star. Here are some of the messages.

https://twitter.com/ImoRoflme/status/917223230695288832?

@MitchJohnson398
u cant even bowl in street cricket now.
forget internationals.
i hope u remem beating by indian batsman especially sachin.

— The Truth? (@truthandyou) October 9, 2017

After all he's nehraji and you are just a poor normal guy ?

— ? ?? NITISH ?? ? (@cityzen_nitish) October 9, 2017

https://twitter.com/swa_stik/status/917220364362465280

https://twitter.com/kay_297/status/917221837116817409

Hey, whether Nehra is faster or not, he is still around and mitch is retired and out…

— Chirayu R. Mankad?? (@cmankad) October 9, 2017

Here we are talking about t20 stat.he is part of Indian t20 team not test team..Look at his avg in t20. Its 21.44… pic.twitter.com/wLJLgcMbHn

— Rakesh Rajpurohit (@RakeshPurohit55) October 9, 2017

Meanwhile, Nehra, who was all over the news recently after being recalled into the Indian team, has said that he can play for another couple of years.

“The only one thing that I’m not happy is my body,” Nehra was quoted by ESPNcricinfo. “I can play for another couple of years but it isn’t easy for a fast bowler at 38-39, especially considering the state of my body. But I am just trying my level best.”

“At times when I wake up, especially in the winter in Delhi, my knees are so sore, it is half an hour before I can even leave my bed and am able to walk,” added the 38-year old.