Pakistan defeated India in the World Cup match held on Sunday. After the Pakistan win in this match, many people have trolled Indian cricket on social media. India’s star fast bowler Mohammed Shami is being trolled the most. People targeting Shami will probably be ashamed of themselves if they learn about five years ago Shami has left her daughter in hospital for playing for India .
In the match against Pakistan, none of India’s bowlers got a wicket but Shami is being targeted the most. The most painful thing in this is that comments are being made on him about his religion. In such a situation, former cricketers, politicians and common people have raised their voice in favor of Shami. Many people have reprimanded those who made petty remarks on Shami, telling an anecdote of Shami in 2016. This anecdote is from October 2016 when his daughter was in the hospital and he chose to play for India.
In October 2016, the New Zealand team visited India. During this time Shami’s daughter Ayra was just 14 years old and was ill. During the second match in Kolkata, Ayra’s health deteriorated so much that she had to be shifted to the ICU. Shami was worried about his daughter’s health but played without saying anything to anyone. Shami performed brilliantly with three wickets each in both the innings and India won the Test by 178 runs. By winning this series, India’s team also became No. 1 in the ICC Test Rankings.
After the match, Shami’s daughter Ayra, who was just 14 months old at that time, was revealed to be in the ICU. After the match, skipper Virat Kohli had revealed that he had no idea what Shami was going through as he had not told anyone. After the match, he told his teammates about this.
People who came out in support of Shami have asked the trolls to be ashamed by sharing videos of him playing his bowling stats, his daughter playing in the hospital and running to fight with a Pak fan in 2017. Shami was furious after a Pakistani fan had teased Shami after we lost to Pakistan in the final of the Champions Trophy in 2017. On which MS Dhoni pacified him. This video also became very viral.
On one hand Shami was trolled and on the other hand people have also stood in his support. People including Sachin Tendulkar, Azharuddin, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh and Yajuvendra Chahal have tweeted and spoken of standing with Shami. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has also supported Mohammed Shami. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has also condemned the social media trolls targeting Shami’s religious identity.
