With Shoaib Akhtar trying to troll India after suggesting he was enjoying the crowd going silent when Pakistani batters were hitting fours, Virender Sehwag responded to Akhtar on X. He wrote, "Maybe Pakistani batters started going to pavilion fast seeing this silence." He added, "They couldn't handle...pressure." "Na ishq na pyaar mein...Jo maza 8-0 ki haar mein!" Sehwag stated.