Pak vs Zim T20 World Cup: Why is everyone talking about Mr Bean after Pakistan’s loss to Zimbabwe? | Check details, memes, controversy

Pak vs Zim T20 World Cup: Mr Bean led Zimbabwe and Pakistan into a social media war soon afer Pakistan vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup. In fact, not just the Twitterati, the viral social media war has also involved Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa and Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif.

After Zimbabwe's thrilling 1-run win against Pakistan in a T20 World Cup 2022 match on Thursday (October 27), Zimbabwe's President congratulated the team and dived into the "Mr. Bean" row by taking a jibe at Pakistan.

Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa, posted on Twitter, "What a win for Zimbabwe! Congratulations to the Chevrons. Next time, send the real Mr Bean." The tweet of Zimbabwe's president was widely shared on social media.

What a win for Zimbabwe! Congratulations to the Chevrons.

Next time, send the real Mr Bean…#PakvsZim 

— President of Zimbabwe (@edmnangagwa) October 27, 2022

Soon after, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Shariff darted into the controversy and took to social media to respond to Mnangagwa's tweet, saying their country might not have the real Mr. Bean but are good at showcasing cricketing spirit.

"We may not have the real Mr Bean, but we have real cricketing spirit .. and we Pakistanis have a funny habit of bouncing back. Mr President: Congratulations. Your team played really well today," Shehbaz Shariff said in a tweet.

"We may not have the real Mr Bean, but we have real cricketing spirit .. and we Pakistanis have a funny habit of bouncing back. Mr President: Congratulations. Your team played really well today," Shehbaz Shariff said in a tweet.

We may not have the real Mr Bean, but we have real cricketing spirit .. and we Pakistanis have a funny habit of bouncing back :)

Mr President: Congratulations. Your team played really well today.  https://t.co/oKhzEvU972

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 27, 2022

Who is the fake Mr Bean?

Asif Muhammad, a Pakistan comedian who can pose as an epic comedy character, 'Mr. Bean', has been in the news before the match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe. He poses as a doppelgänger for the real Mr Bean.

How controversy erupted? 

President Emmerson took a jibe at Pakistan's comedian Asif Muhammad, a doppelganger of Mr Bean who had travelled to Zimbabwe in 2016 posing as the actual Mr Bean, who actor Rowan Atkinson originally plays. Pakistan Cricket Board uploaded a post on its official Twitter account of the team's players' practising before the Zimbabwe match, to which a Twitter user, named Ngugi Chasura responded by saying, "As Zimbabweans, we won't forgive you...you once gave us that Fraud Pak Bean instead of Mr Bean Rowan ..we will settle the matter tomorrow just pray the rains will save you...#ZIMVSPAK."

Following Pakistan's humiliating defeat against Zimbabwe in the ICC T20 World Cup, former cricketers from their country slammed the team-management, PCB chairman for poor performance and also questioned the selectors for choice of players for the mega event in Australia.

A spirited Zimbabwe team held its nerves to beat Pakistan by one run in a thrilling ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 match that went down to the very last delivery at Perth Stadium on Thursday. This was Pakistan's second defeat in two games and their road to the semifinal has become difficult now. They had earlier lost to arch-rivals India in their campaign opener on Sunday.