In the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match, India triumphed over Pakistan, leading to a social media frenzy surrounding a bold prediction by “IIT Baba” (Abhay Singh), who claimed India would lose and Virat Kohli would fail. After India secured a six-wicket victory, with Kohli scoring an unbeaten century, social media exploded with memes and trolling directed at IIT Baba. His failed prediction led to the trending hashtag #IITianBaba, with users hilariously mocking him and emphasizing a moral against trusting predictions. India successfully chased Pakistan’s target of 242 runs, earning a spot in the semi-finals.
New Delhi:
After India’s victory over Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match on Sunday, an unexpected figure took the limelight – IIT Baba. Memes flooded social media as his audacious pre-match prediction dramatically backfired.
Known as Abhay Singh, IIT Baba confidently asserted before the match that India would lose and Virat Kohli would underperform. His statements, delivered with a prophecy-like assurance, quickly spread across the internet leading up to the crucial game.
“Main tumko pehle se bol raha hu, is baar India nahi jeetegi. Jo Jo hain, Virat Kohli…sabko bol do ki aaj jitke dikhaye. Ab maine mana kar diya hai ke nahi jeetegi to nahi jeetegi. Ab kya, bhagwaan bade hain ya tum bade ho?” (I’m telling you in advance, this time India won’t win. Whomever it may be—Virat Kohli, everyone—tell them to win today if they can. Now that I have declared they won’t win, they won’t. So what now? Is God greater, or are you?)
India won by six wickets, with Virat Kohli smashing an incredible unbeaten 100 off 111 balls. As the final runs were scored, social media exploded with reactions, relentlessly mocking IIT Baba.
With India’s victory secured, #IITianBaba began trending, with fans taking to X to share memes and sarcastic remarks.
In a post sharing his now-disproven prediction, someone wrote on X, “Guys we need to catch this #IITianBaba alive and then kick him out of India..”
Guys we need to catch this #IITianBaba alive and then kick him out of India. pic.twitter.com/C0J9lJP9QO #INDvsPAK #ViratKohli???? #ChampionsTrophy
— ????Che_ಕೃಷ್ಣ????????????❤️ (@ChekrishnaCk) February 23, 2025
An X user remarked, “Moral of the story: Don’t believe in predictions.”
#IITianBaba
Moral of the story Don’t believe in predictions pic.twitter.com/qlwqMnJMLG
— ???????????????????????????????????????????????? (@Jascentralist) February 23, 2025
Another user commented, “Now IITan Baba will be trolled more than Pakistanis.”
आज पाकिस्तानियों से ज्यादा गाली ये गंजेड़ी खायेगा ????????#INDvsPAK #ViratKohli????#IITianBaba #ChampionsTrophypic.twitter.com/4zbRfT3cFg
— ???????? Vishal JyotiDev Agarwal (@JyotiDevSpeaks) February 23, 2025
#IITianBaba right now pic.twitter.com/uigZhtKH3o
— Amit Karn (@amitkarn99) February 24, 2025
#IITianBaba After India beat Pakistan????#INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/Ox75WwLqkG
— Arpit Sharma (@iArpitSpeaks) February 23, 2025
????????#IITianBaba #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/R72AyhR45Y
— पापाजी® (@Nautanki_baaj) February 23, 2025
Let’s locate that IITian Baba now
Bahot bkwas karta hai
Jahan mile ye wahi peL do isko????#INDvsPAK #IITianBaba pic.twitter.com/Udpyw8UrVa
— Bruce Wayne (@_Bruce__007) February 23, 2025
India displayed dominance over Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match, clinching a comfortable six-wicket victory in Dubai. Pakistan had set a target of 242 runs, but India chased it successfully within just 42.3 overs. Virat Kohli led the assault with an impressive unbeaten century, supported by a pivotal half-century from Shreyas Iyer.
Hardik Pandya took out key players Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel, while Kuldeep Yadav achieved the milestone of 300 international wickets. With this triumph, India secured a spot in the semi-finals.