10 Mauka Mauka ads that created a buzz
Once again the mauka came for them. Once again they had the chance to settle the score. Once again Pakistan had the chance to beat India for the first time in any World Cup in any format. But to add to the disappointment of their umpteen fans, Pakistan once again lost to India in a World Cup match in the ongoing ICC World T20 2016.The score now reads 11-0. The streak started for India in the 1992 World Cup and it is still unbroken.Well, this streak was given a completely new dimension in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 when Star Sports made promotional advertisements titled Mauka Mauka to highlight the streak. They created a series of ads which featured a man who is a Pakistan fan and has been eagerly waiting since 1992 to burst crackers to celebrate Pakistans victory against India in a world cup match.The ad generated a tremendous amount of buzz before the tournament and was an instant hit. Star Sports carried on that series of ads for Indias other matches too.Recently before the Super 10 clash in ICC World T20 2016 between India and Pakistan, there was another Mauka ad which generated rave reviews.Let us have a look at all the Mauka Mauka ads which created an enormous amount of buzz:
#10 India vs Bangladesh, ICC T20 World Cup 2016
A spoof video was released prior to India’s clash with Bangladesh in the World T20. Bangladesh fans have earned a lot of ire in the recent past, most notably because of an online photoshop that showed a Bangladesh bowler with MS Dhoni’s severed head.
In this parody of the ‘Mauka Mauka’ series, fun was poked at the trope of the severed head: