New Delhi, Oct 12 : Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday came out in support of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) all-rounder Daniel Christian and his partner Jorgia Dunn after the pair received flak from a certain section of fans following the team’s defeat in the Eliminator of the ongoing IPL 2021.
Earlier, Christian had said that his partner had received abuse on a post she made on Instagram.
KKR posted a video of wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik talking about social media abuse.“I feel sometimes that social media needs to be a kinder place.I think people don’t realise the gravity of what they say, be it memes, videos or just the use of words.It’s a spur of the moment thing for them, instinctively what they feel they just put out there,” he said.
The video was posted with the message: “Say NO to hate-mongering.Cricketers are subjected to online abuse way too often.It’s high time we take a strong stand against it.Victories and Losses are a part of any sport.We stand by you @RCBTweets @danchristian54 @Gmaxi_32.We’ve been there too.”
RCB batter and Christian’s compatriot Glenn Maxwell was the first one to call out the social media trolls.Maxwell hit back on social media trolls following the incident #abuse #Delhi #Bangalore #Kannada #Bengaluru #Cricket #BCCI #ICC #IPL #IPL2021
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