Two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain, Darren Sammy, has become a target of racial abuse by Indian cricket fans after his lighthearted tweet about India’s embarrassing 8-wicket loss to New Zealand on Sunday.
Former West Indian captain Darren Sammy had to face the rage of the Indian fans as he poked fun at India on his Twitter account. Sammy jokingly tweeted, “Ooooops just heard this song playing on my playlist ‘someone please call 911, I’m in trouble I’m in really big trouble.” The tweet was meant to reflect the position of India in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Indian fans did not take the tweet lightly and launched a racist tirade at the former World Cup winner. Sammy was subjected to disgusting remarks, and some Indian fans went as low as referring to the George Floyd incident. Over the past week, Indian fans have targeted Mohammad Shami for his religious views and the Indian captain, Virat Kohli, for defending Mohammad Shami.
Here are some of the vile reactions of Indian fans:
@imVkohli @BCCI @SGanguly99 @JayShah
Took a Knee for this 🤦🏻♂️ https://t.co/4rchfzn250— illiterate Sanghi (@Roy80625086) November 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/TheManikantaa/status/1455041528825462786
Frustration of not being picked in IPL is clearly showing https://t.co/PEDd61aGaY
— Ujjwal (@ujjwalingolikar) October 31, 2021
We stan ishant sharma!!!! https://t.co/wR57hdoIpd pic.twitter.com/Pv0yg86zBs
— Pandemic Pep™️ (@afc_anubhav) October 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/SirRaowlGandhi/status/1454871007500455940
https://twitter.com/netaji_bond/status/1454869449182355458
https://twitter.com/SanjanaPaswan14/status/1455061956512010245
India’s hopes for qualifying for the semi-finals hang by a thread as they suffered their second consecutive loss in the mega event. Previously, they lost to Pakistan by a huge margin of 10-wickets.
*George Floyd tweets not included due to distressing images.
