Overview
- India defeated England by 100 runs in Harare to claim a record‑extending sixth ICC Under‑19 Men’s Cricket World Cup title.
- In a Feb. 7 blog post, Bachchan congratulated the team and wrote that India is “number one” and “not a third‑world country anymore.”
- He recounted being mobbed years ago at an international airport, saying police escorted him to his hotel and his immigration was processed there.
- Bachchan said a senior local journalist published a headline calling him a “3rd rate actor from a 3rd world country,” adding he accepted the personal jab but found the reference to India painful.
- His account does not identify the country or the journalist, and the quoted headline is not independently verified beyond his blog.