One day they call you India's future, next day they say you should drive an auto: Md Siraj on online trolls
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IPL 2023: One day they call you the future of India, next day they say you know nothing and should drive an auto, said Md Siraj as he shared his experience of being trolled online.
Mohammed Siraj has come a long way since his international debut in 2017. His breakthrough performance came during Ajinkya Rahane-led India's famous 2-1 Border-Gavaskar Trophy victory over Australia Down Under. Since then, Siraj has grown leaps and bounds and remains in India's scheme of things across formats.
Siraj is currently the No. 3 bowler in ICC ODI Rankings and is involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 edition where he is once again representing the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). RCB opened their campaign in style in the ongoing edition with an eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) at the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday evening (April 02).
Siraj also played a key role with an impressive spell of 4-0-21-1. Recently, Siraj opened up on his experience with online trolling. In a chat with Danish Sait on RCB Podcast, the 29-year-old said that while fans at Chinnaswamy stadium have chanted his name and cheered for him, it won't take long for them to troll him with one bad performance.
'Those messages kill your motivation'
It is easy to write abuses," Siraj said. "But you dont know anything about his struggle. How can you abuse someone then? Those messages kill your motivation. A guy is getting abused for no reason at all. Why? Whats next? One day they call you the future of India, the next day they claim you are nothing and should drive an auto. I dont understand this," the speedster opined.
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Monday, April 3, 2023 at 11:04 am