The T20 World Cup 2022 started on October 16th. Ahead of the event, ICC conducted a Captain's Day and all 16 competing captains for the T20 World Cup 2022 gathered for a news conference. Following the press conference, Rohit and Babar, along with all of the captains, took part in the official T20 World Cup photoshoot, and fans couldn't stop smiling after seeing the images.
As soon as the pictures were released, netizens started sharing funny memes and compared the shoot to a wedding shoot. Because of the rivalry between India and Pakistan, supporters reacted strongly to the images of Rohit and Babar in particular.