Controversial Bangladeshi writer, Taslima Nasreen, directed a disgusting Islamophobic tweet towards English all-rounder, Moeen Ali, where she stated that Ali could have joined ISIS if he was not a cricketer.
The tweet did not sit well with the English cricketers, they came to the defense of their teammate and requested the Twitter users to report Taslima’s account.
Taslima’s tweet read, “”If Moeen Ali were not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS.” The tweet was retweeted 832 times before being deleted.
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Taslima’s tweet was posted after it was reported in the media that Moeen had asked his IPL franchise, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), to remove a logo of an alcohol brand from his jersey. However, CSK had denied the news reports and stated that no such requests have been made.
English players, Saqib Mahmood, Jofra Archer, Ben Duckett and Sam Billings came to the defense of Moeen and called for Taslima’s account to be reported.
Are you okay ? I don’t think you’re okay https://t.co/rmiFHhDXiO
— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) April 6, 2021
Sarcastic ? No one is laughing , not even yourself , the least you can do is delete the tweet https://t.co/Dl7lWdvSd4
— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) April 6, 2021
This is the problem with this app. People being able to say stuff like this. Disgusting. Things need to change, please report this account! https://t.co/uveSFqbna0
— Ben Duckett (@BenDuckett1) April 6, 2021
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Can’t believe this. Disgusting tweet. Disgusting individual https://t.co/g8O1MWyR81
— Saqib Mahmood (@SaqMahmood25) April 6, 2021
Please everyone report taslimas account! Disgusting!
— Sam Billings (@sambillings) April 6, 2021
Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer and Sam Billings along with other English cricketers will be seen in action in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), scheduled to start from 9 April.
