IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla Tweet goes Wrong As Trolled on Social sites

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 Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla irked Indian cricket fans after he congratulated the India women's cricket team for making it to the Champions Trophy final instead of the World Cup final.

 Shukla's tweet, after Mithali Raj's side stunned Australia by 36 runs in the second semi-final on Thursday, was described as 'insulting' by some fans.

 "Congratulations to @BCCIWomen team for making it into the Champions trophy Final by beating Australia. Great knock by @ImHarmanpreet," he had tweeted.

 The Congress MP then deleted the post and rectified his error. India have the chance to alter the course of cricket history when they face hosts England in the final at Lord's on Sunday.

 Since the tournament's inception in 1973 -- two years before the men's World Cup started - it has been dominated by England and Australia, with New Zealand, in 2000, the only other country to have won the event.

 The final sees this year's edition come full circle, with India having upset the form book to beat England by 35 runs in the tournament opener in Derby on June 24.

 For Raj and India pace bowler Jhulan Goswami, the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in women's one-day international history respectively, this could be the last chance the two 34-year-olds have to win the World Cup. 

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