Mumbai: IIT Baba, who went viral and became an overnight sensation during Mahakumbh Mela, is the most hated person in India right now.
The man whose real name is Abhey Singh had confidently predicted that India would lose their Champions Trophy clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at Dubai on Sunday.
He even dared Virat Kohli and others to prove him wrong and show how they could win.
“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. Whoever it is, Virat Kohli… and others, tell them to win today if they can. Now that I have said they won’t win, they won’t. So what now? Is God greater, or are you?)” IIT Baba was seen claiming in a viral video clip before the high-octane match.
आज पाकिस्तानियों से ज्यादा गाली ये गंजेड़ी खायेगा 🤣🤣#INDvsPAK #ViratKohli𓃵#IITianBaba #ChampionsTrophypic.twitter.com/4zbRfT3cFg
— 🇮🇳 Vishal JyotiDev Agarwal (@JyotiDevSpeaks) February 23, 2025
Not many reacted initially, as they kept their fingers crossed.
But once India thumped Pakistan by 6 wickets with 45 balls to spare on Sunday night, thanks to a superb unbeaten 100 by Kohli, netizens pounced on IIT Baba and hounded the IIT Bombay degree-holder who was once an aerospace engineer with a high-paying job in Canada before renouncing his career to embrace a spiritual path.
Social media erupted with trolls and memes after Abhey’s bold prediction completely backfired.
#IITianBaba started trending, and it continues almost 20 hours after the match ended, with X users flooding the platform with angry, sarcastic posts.
Sharing the video of IIT Baba’s prediction, one user wrote, “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 #ViratKohli𓃵 #ChampionsTrophy
— 👑Che_ಕೃಷ್ಣ🇮🇳💛❤️ (@ChekrishnaCk) February 23, 2025
Another troll read: “Moral of the story: Don’t believe in predictions.”
#IITianBaba
Moral of the story Don’t believe at predictions pic.twitter.com/qlwqMnJMLG— 𝗝𝘆𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗮 (@Jascentralist) February 23, 2025
“Now IITan Baba will be trolled more than Pakistanis,” commented one person.
आज पाकिस्तानियों से ज्यादा गाली ये गंजेड़ी खायेगा 🤣🤣#INDvsPAK #ViratKohli𓃵#IITianBaba #ChampionsTrophypic.twitter.com/4zbRfT3cFg
— 🇮🇳 Vishal JyotiDev Agarwal (@JyotiDevSpeaks) February 23, 2025
“Let’s catch that IITian Baba now.. Bahot bkwas karta hai.. Jahan mile ye wahi peL do isko,” fumed another user.
Let’s catch that IITian Baba now
Bahot bkwas karta haiJahan mile ye wahi peL do isko😡#INDvsPAK #IITianBaba pic.twitter.com/Udpyw8UrVa
— Bruce Wayne (@_Bruce__007) 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
