NEW DELHI: India’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami once again targeted by the troll army on social media over Happy New Year post.
The Twitterati slammed the cricketer for posting an un-Islamic picture with floral rangoli around the image of Shiva Lingam – a symbolic representation of Lord Shiva.
Shami took to Twitter to conveyed New Year wishes to his followers, “As the new year renews all the happiness and good tidings, hope the joyful spirit keeps glowing in your heart forever! Happy New Year!”2018 to you and family’s @circleofcricket @ICC @BCCI @circleofcricket,” Shami wrote in a tweet with a Shiv Ling picture.
https://twitter.com/MdShami11/status/947599516500480007
The post created a huge uproar on Twitter and the 27-year-old pacer received severe criticism for not ardently following the Islamic rules.
cheap publicity के लिए
— Mahmood फैजाबादी (@quraishmahmood) January 1, 2018
New year ki mubarak baad diya to diya shiv ling ko bhi apna liya lanat he tujh par shami
— Faisal Khan (@FaisalK28862408) January 1, 2018
Yaqeen nahi hota ke shami bhai aise he ab bhi sachha muslim cricketer hashim amla aur moin ali he lagte he
— Faisal Khan (@FaisalK28862408) January 1, 2018
Abe sharam kar tu muslim hai iman se khariz ho jaayega muslaman
Me pathar ko nahi pujte…..— Inaam Pathaan (@PathaanInaam) January 2, 2018
New year tumhe hi mubarak ho me ek muslim ho mera new year moharram se shuro hota he
— Faisal Khan (@FaisalK28862408) January 1, 2018
This is not the first time the Bengal bowler gets trolled on social media. Previously, he embraced a lot of criticism for posting pictures of his wife in western outfits and the daughter’s birthday celebrations.