Twitter reacts to 48-year-old Pravin Tambe defying age to take wide-stretched diving blinder

09/03/2020

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People say age is a barrier in sports but for Pravin Tambe, age is just a number. The 48-year-old Indian cricketer is the oldest player and first Indian to play in the CPL, and fans on Twitter showered praise on Tambe for his sensational performance in Wednesday's CPL game against the Patriots.

What a catch

48 and flying! Pravin Tambe takes a screamer to take the Googly Magic Moment of the game! What a catch! #CPL20 #CricketPlayedLouder #TKRvSKP pic.twitter.com/xsJC49T2Zi
— CPL T20 (@CPL) September 2, 2020

Pravin Tambe appreciation tweet by ICC

CPL debut ✅

First over ✅

Maiden wicket ✅

Pravin Tambe, at 48, is writing a special story!pic.twitter.com/1o0sbkZF4l
— ICC (@ICC) August 27, 2020

Brilliant spell

48-year-old #PravinTambe vs St Kitts:

- 4 overs

- 1 maiden

- 16 dot balls

- 12 runs

- 1 wicket#CPL2020
— Tejas S Mishra (@tejasmishra1997) September 3, 2020

KKR fans right now

After Pravin Tambe 's #CPL20 performance, @KKRiders to @IPL : "Thoda Dekh Lijie Phirse Ek Baar😧.."@legytambe #IPL2020
— Unofficial Advisor (@TheUnoffAdvisor) September 3, 2020

Like a fine wine

Pravin Tambe appreciation tweet. At the age of 48 to perform well... hats off.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) September 2, 2020

Sensational performance

#TKRvSKNP Pravin tambe is like old wine gets better with age. What a performance

Keep shining
— Sagar Puranik (@its_Sagar003) September 2, 2020

Pravin Tambe should be given another chance please lift the ban on him @BCCI @SGanguly99
— D€B@🇮🇳 (@D25_SRK) September 2, 2020

Pravin Tambe is doing what Yuvraj singh wanted to do after retirement, at 48. Absolute legend
— AD (@cricadharsh) September 2, 2020

TAMBE YOU BEAUTY!🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

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48 and flying!😳😬👏🏻

Pravin Tambe takes a screamer to take the Googly Magic Moment of the game!

What a catch!

--#CPL20 #CricketPlayedLouder #TKRvSKP #Fun88 #Fun88India

Content courtesy of @CPL @legytambe pic.twitter.com/2v63XUYqWT
— Fun88India (@Fun88India) September 2, 2020

Oh! A dig at Akhtar

Pravin Tambe at 48 is fit enough to climb Everest, Shoaib Akhtar at 24 was taking injection to play.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) September 2, 2020

LOL