India vs Pakistan, ICC CWC 2019: Star Sports Promo Mixes 'Mauka Mauka' With Father's Day Theme, Watch 'Baap Re Baap' Video
The 'Mauka Mauka' ad is back for the good as India vs Pakistan match approaches. With just a week to go, fans are awaiting the World Cup clash between the Asian giants.
Though India are playing Australia today, on Sunday, in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, fans and broadcasters have started discussing about the India vs Pakistan match, which will be played on June 16, 2019 at Manchester. The 'Mauka Mauka' ad is back for the good as India vs Pakistan match approaches. With just a week to go, fans are awaiting the World Cup clash between the Asian giants. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule in PDF: Ticket Prices, Dates, Venue Details & Timetable Available for Download Online.
The legendary rivalry between India and Pakistan cricket teams, and the 6-0 record India has over arch rivals Pakistan in the World Cups, gave rise to a promo video titled 'Mauka Mauka' which was instantly loved by the fans. Pakistan Fan 'Mauka Mauka Man' Spotted in Cricket Ka Crown Anthem by Star Sports for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Watch Video.
This time, ICC CWC 2019 official broadcasters Star Sports have mixed the International Father's Day theme with the mauka mauka promo. The video shows Vikas Malhotra, the actor who earned fame due to the mauka mauka videos, playing the Pakistani son whose father kept waiting for Pakistan to beat the Indian cricket team in a World Cup match. India vs Pakistan: Missing the Mauka Mauka Ad? Time to Revisit the Memorable TVCs.
Malhotra, playing the son of Pakistani fan, is seen advising the Bangladeshi fan and claiming that "one should keep trying." He says to the Bangladesh cricket fan wearing the Bangla tigers jersey, that his father had advised him to keep trying and never give up.
Immediately, the India fan is seen asking rhetorically, "Hey, when did I (your father) told you this?" The Pakistani fan doesn't get the 'Baap' jibe at first and says "Not you, my Abbu (father) told me" but then stops immediately when he understands that it was a jibe by the Indian fan.
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India and Pakistan have faced each other a total of six times in the world cups. The teams met in 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011 and 2015 edition. All the six times, India managed to beat arch rival Pakistan in ICC's pinnacle events. The June 16, 2019 match between India and Pakistan will be the seventh time that the teams will be up against each other in a World Cup match.
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