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Mohammad Rizwan supported Shami however forgot his teammate Hassan Ali

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Following the 10-wicket loss to Pakistan within the group stage match of the T20 World Cup 2021, Indian cricketers have been subjected to vicious abuse on social media. Although all gamers have been trolled, left-liberal journalists and activists singled out the assaults on Mohammad Shami and introduced it as an assault on a ‘Muslim player’ in a Hindu majority India.
While help poured in for the ace Indian pacer from all corners, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Rizwan ‘extended his support’ to Mohammad Shami. In a tweet on October 26, he wrote, “The kind of pressure, struggles & sacrifices a player has to go through for his country & his people is immeasurable. Shami is a star & indeed of the best bowlers in the world. Please respect your stars. This game should bring people together & not divide them.”
Screengrab of the tweet by Mohammad Rizwan
The final tweet on Rizwan’s Twitter account is one asking cricket followers to stay optimistic concerning the future.
Source: Twitter
Pakistani propaganda behind the focusing on of Mohammad Shami
Earlier, a Twitter consumer ‘Counter-Propaganda Division’ had carried out detailed analysis on how Pakistan’s propaganda towards India was pushed by coordinated social media posts abusing Shami. It mentioned the entire “Shami is getting abused” propaganda began across the time when a Twitter consumer ‘vaikivannavan’ printed screenshots of individuals allegedly abusing Shami. The group additional identified who and the way the thread on ‘Shami getting shamed’ was promoted on social media together with a thread by Aj Jazeera’s host Sana Saeed.
Apparently the deal with had by some means “PREDICTED” that Md Shami can be topic to abuse after the match.As per predictions, 16 Abusive Insta posts have been made underneath Shami’s current Insta replace. Out of which 8 have been focused at his Nationality/ Religion. The remaining being generic..— Counter Propaganda Division (@CounterDivision) October 26, 2021
The actuality is, Shami is among the most cherished Indian cricketers and his followers will hold loving him for his efficiency. Moreover, the Indian staff misplaced to Pakistan by a large 10-wickets. Most Indians, who’re cricket followers by default, know effectively that it was a multi-level failure by the staff and blaming one bowler for it’s non-sensical.
Moreover, on a number of events, cricketer Mohammad Shami has been on the receiving finish of hateful, hurtful feedback for sharing photographs of his household. Islamists on social media had shamed Shami for ‘not making his wife wear hijab’ and permitting his daughter to put on ‘Hindu’ clothes’. The concern and outrage that the ‘liberals’ are displaying for Shami now was surprisingly absent on these events.
No help from Mohammad Rizwan for teammate Hassan Ali
Opindia had earlier reported how Hassan Ali was vilified for being a Shia Muslim by many in Pakistan. He was subjected to a flurry of private feedback, costs of match-fixing, derogatory remarks about his mom and Indian-born spouse. Given that Pakistan is a Sunni-majority nation, Islamists don’t depart any probability to abuse the Shia group for any misfortune that befalls the nation. Following Pakistan’s humiliating loss to Australia, conspiracy theories about Hassan Ali being a Shia (and therefore dropping the match intentionally) started floating on social media.
Soon after the match loss, Pakistani cricket followers had flooded social media with hateful and abusive remarks towards Hassan Ali. Even staff skipper Babar Azam, who had initially blamed Hassan Ali for dropping the catch of Matthew Wade and conceding the semi-final match to Australia, had later tried to do harm management. However, Mohammad Rizwan, who put out a tweet in favour of Mohammad Shami, failed to take action within the case of Ali.
Quite clearly, the tweet about Shami was to additional help the propaganda towards India. Since it was the alternative almost about Ali, no such remark was to be discovered.