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ICC World T20 2016: 10 funniest tweets that made the headlines

The West Indies Cricket Team with the ICC World T20 Trophy at the Eden Gardens

2016 has been absolutely phenomenal for West Indies Cricket. Carlos Brathwaite belted four back-to-back Ben Stokes deliveries into the jam-packed stands of the Eden Gardens last Sunday to gift the island nation its third consecutive world championship of the year.

Earlier that day, the West Indies Women's Cricket Team registered a stunning 8-wicket victory over their Australian counterparts to get their hands on the coveted trophy. Motivated by the heroics of their U-19 and women peers, the men's side wasn't going to shy away from the limelight either.

With 19 runs required off the last over, the Caribbean side needed nothing short of a miracle to pull off a victory against the Three Lions.

The 27-year-old man from Barbados awestruck the 65,000 cricket fanatics who were present at the ground to give the West Indians a thrilling 4-wicket victory over the mighty Englishmen in their successful quest to win the coveted competition for the second time since its inception back in 2007.

In fact, the cricket aficionados have had a memorable World T20 this year, with almost each and every match ending up to be nail-biting ones.

Although the Indian Cricket Team would be a bit disappointed not to lift the World Cup in their home country in front of its 1.3 billion fans, they would certainly take a lot of pride in Virat Kohli and the way the 27-year-old batsman performed throughout the course of the tournament.

Now, with the coveted ICC event done and dusted and the Vivo Indian Premier League knocking at the door, here are the top 10 funniest celebrity tweets of the ICC World T20 2016:

1. Aakash Chopra's subtle humour

India faced New Zealand at the inaugural match of the ICC World T20 2016 at Nagpur. Although the ‘Men in Blue’ succumbed to a 47-run defeat at the hands of the Kiwis courtesy a turning pitch and a couple of superb bowling performances by Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi, Suresh Raina had an exceptional match with the ball.

The part-time off-spinner not only ended up with the figures of 4-0-16-1 but also ran Ross Taylor out with a brilliant left-arm throw off his own bowling. After the game while talking about Raina's run-out, the former Indian opener, Aakash Chopra tweeted the following:

2. Tom Moody's sarcastic tweet after the India-Bangladesh match

The 'Men in Blue’ registered a thrilling victory over their Bangladeshi counterparts at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

The Bangladeshis needed just 2 runs off the last 3 deliveries when Hardik Pandya pulled off an unbelievable over to give India a much-needed victory in their road to qualification for the semi-final round of the ICC World T20 2016.

Here is what Tom Moody had to say after Mahendra Singh Dhoni ran out Mustafizur Rahman in the final delivery of the match:

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