Mohammad Shami opens up on the hate received after T20 WC loss against Pakistan

Indian pacer Mohammad Shami has decided to open up on the incident in which the cricketer received a lot of hate when the Indian cricket team lost to their rivals Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup. The team had lost their first-ever World Cup game against Pakistan where the Pakistan team won in a dominant style without losing a single wicket in the run chase. Shami received a lot of hate in terms of his religion on social media after the defeat.

Seeing all the hateful and angry responses on social media, cricketing legends like Virendra Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, and many more had come to the support of the Indian bowler and had urged the people to stop all the hate towards the player as well. Virat Kohli, who was the Indian captain at the time also supported Shami in the press conference by giving a stern message toward the hate being directed at the player.

Shami has finally given his honest opinion on the situation he had to face after the defeat and told Indian Express “There is no cure for this kind of thinking. Those who troll (on religion) are not real fans, nor are they real Indians. If you consider a player as a hero and then behave this way, you are not being an Indian supporter. And I feel one should not get hurt by comments made by such people,”

“There was just one thing going on in my mind. If I consider someone as my role model, I will never speak ill about that person. And in case someone is saying something hurtful to me, he can’t be my fan or a fan of the Indian team. So actually, I don’t mind what he says,”

Shami further said that these kinds of insults reflect the person’s personality and the level of education they have received. He said “It is the mindset of people. It shows their low level of education. When people with unknown social media profiles, or even one with a few followers, point fingers at someone, they don’t have anything to lose. For them, nothing is at stake because they are nobodies.”

“But in case we react to them as a role model, as a celebrity, as an Indian cricketer, we are giving them undue importance. We don’t need to engage with them. We know what we are, we don’t need to say what India means to us because we represent the country and we fight for our country. So, we don’t need to prove anything to anyone by saying or reacting to such trolls,”