Pakistanis cracked up when Russel Arnold, the former Sri Lankan cricketer, and the commentator when he asked the famous ‘Pindi Boys‘ for dining out options in Rawalpindi.
Arnold, sought the advice of Pindi Boys, whether he should eat Maamun Burger or famous ‘Savour Food‘.
“Hey, Pindi boys. What should I eat tonight? Maamun Burger or Savour Foods rice?” wrote Russel Arnold.
Soon interesting replies came on his tweet with people giving him various ideas.
Hey Pindi boys. What should I eat tonight? Maamun Burger or Savour Foods rice?
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) December 11, 2019
The social media users, however, divided with many vouching for Savor Foods – a renowned restaurant in Rawalpindi. Some even advised him to go for Shinwari Karahi with Pakistani cricketer, Usman Shinwari.
Russel Arnold is on a tour to Pakistan with the Sri Lankan cricket team that has returned to Pakistan for a two test-match series in December. The team earlier traveled Pakistan in September for ODI and T20 series.
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Sri Lankan cricketing team is playing its first test match against Pakistan currently in Rawalpindi. The test match began on 11th December and will end on 15th December.
The second test match will be played in Karachi from 19th to 23rd December.
Savour, Bava Ji
Only savour !!! ☝️😎— ماما™ سپاہی اَوٓل (@TipOo_76) December 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/ShanzarZ/status/1204778606838394881
Both 😄
— Javeria Siddique (@javerias) December 13, 2019
Earlier, during the press conference in Pakistan, Russel Arnold expressed his happiness on visiting Pakistan.
Russel Arnold, said: “Pakistan has been one of my favorite places to tour … the sights, experiences you would not get anywhere else.
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“I am quite excited about the return of Test cricket to a nation where the sport is loved and we feel a lot of love from the people. Looking forward to feeling at home once again.”
Almost feels like I am padding up again: @iramizraja
I am quite excited about the return of Test cricket to a nation where the sport is loved and we feel a lot of love from the people: @RusselArnold69
More ⬇️https://t.co/k1ErpxuaBe #PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/Vz4t0wYJYy
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 11, 2019
Savour easily the better option here. Maamun burger is just your standard anday wala burger with a shami kabab.
— Kaleem (@Kaleeem_m) December 11, 2019
Russel Arnold is among the commentary team for the Pakistan-Sri Lanka test match series. Among commentators includes Ramiz Raja, Bazid Khan, Danny Morrison, and Roshan Abeysinghe.
Russel Arnold was the first cricket T20 captain for Sri Lanka. He retired from cricket in 2007.
At the #Waghaborder pic.twitter.com/PuElbNagkv
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) October 11, 2019
He earlier, visited the Wagah Border in Lahore, during the team’s visit in October. He shared the video of the lowering of the flags ceremony on his Twitter account.