Umar Akmal trolls himself on Twitter

Batsman found his former coach’s tweet and retweeted it in the most bizarre way possible

Pakistan middle-order batsman Umar Akmal trolled himself on Twitter on Saturday in what one would hope was a good intentioned message to begin with.

The incident took place when former Pakistan coach, Dav Whatmore, expressed sorrow over the loss of fellow Australian cricketer Max Walker.

Walker had played 34 Tests between 1972-73 and 1977, taking 138 wickets at an average of 27.47. He passed away on September 28 at the age of 68 after a long battle with skin cancer.



Whatmore paid his respects to Walker on Twitter, referring to him with his popular nickname ‘Tangles’.

Very sad to hear the passing of #Tangles . One of the greatest Victorian & Aussie players has left us. Farewell mate pic.twitter.com/Igd05pD13L

— Dav Whatmore (@dfwhatmore) September 28, 2016

However, more than a month later, Akmal found his former coach’s tweet and retweeted it in the most bizarre way possible.

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While the batsman probably wanted to share Whatmore’s sentiment, his words, along with the emoticon, backfired against him.



Akmal was subjected to criticism from fans and followers alike, and the batsman later deleted his tweet and posted a new one clarifying his position.

Thanks @iamAhmadshahzad for ur concern @dfwhatmore I am so sorry about the tweet that was by mistake

— Umar Akmal (@Umar96Akmal) November 12, 2016

The 26-year-old recently made a comeback into the national team after his exhilarating performances for Lahore Whites in the National T20 Cup. He was out of contention for a place in the national team due to discipline issues but his performances made a strong case for his inclusion in the side for three T20Is against West Indies in the UAE played last month.

He previously came under fire for posting another wrong tweet, congratulating Australian opener David Warner for winning the 2016 edition of Indian Premier League.

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However, he later corrected his mistake.

Congratulations to @davidwarner31 n team well deserving win #ipl2016final

— Umar Akmal (@Umar96Akmal) May 29, 2016

This article initially appeared on SportsKeeda