The BCCI has come out in support of India pacer Mohammed Shami who has been targeted by social media trolls since the day India lost to Pakistan by ten wickets in T20 World Cup 2021 Group 1 match on Sunday. Shami bore the brunt of Pak batting, giving away 43 runs in 3.5 overs on the field. Of it, he was taken to task by troll accounts on twitter who held him responsible for India’s loss. Some even questioned his loyalty to the nation. Following the hullabaloo, a lot of cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Aakash Chopra came out with their support for the cricketer. Now, the BCCI has come out with a post on twitter backing him. BCCI’s official twitter handle shared a photo of Shami with the caption, “Proud, Strong, Upward and onward”.
After pacer Mohammed Shami faced online abuse following India’s defeat to Pakistan at the ICC T20 World Cup match, Facebook on Monday said that it quickly removed the comments that hurled abuse at him. In a statement, the social network said that no one should have to experience abuse anywhere, and “we don’t want it on our platforms”.
“We quickly introduced measures to remove the comments that directed abuse at an Indian cricketer and we’ll continue to take action against those that violate our Community Standards,” the Facebook spokesperson said.
