At times like these, we all need to come together as human beings. Putting aside our differences and animosities to work on a common cause, which is to fight the coronavirus and help out people facing the global pandemic. This is exactly what Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh did when he came out in support of Shahid Afridi’s Foundation. However, Indians were not happy and decided to troll their own cricketing hero.
The cricketer’s wife, Geeta Basra came out in support of her husband as she responded to the trolls on social media and put them in their place. Speaking to Hindustan Times, Geeta said,
“Harbhajan knows what his country means to him and doesn’t want to explain an act of humanity. He lives for India and will die for India. His country will always come first. Whenever he has played cricket, he did it with his heart. And everyone knows what India means to him.
This goodwill gesture was to help Afridi, with whom they have played cricket and have years of friendship. Afridi is doing his bit for his country. They tried spreading the word to their fans all over the world, inspiring more people to support his good work. Let’s not bring religion or anything else into this.
Even the virus isn’t making any discrimination. They would’ve done the same if anyone from any of the other teams like West Indies or England would’ve sought help.”
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That’s not all! Even fellow teammate Yuvraj Singh faced massive criticism for supporting Afridi in his fight against coronavirus. Both players in a video message had urged people to contribute and called on other cricketers in the two countries to make similar appeals. However, their own people had trolled them and called them out for offering their help to Pakistanis. Yuvraj simply responded,
https://twitter.com/YUVSTRONG12/status/1245295251385958400?s=20
It is great to see old arch rivals coming together for humanitarian purposes and not letting their government’s petty attitude discourage them. Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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