Tennis player Sania Mirza saved Pakistani cricketer Hasan Ali from being brutally trolled on social media for his comment on pizza. During a fun interview between Pakistani cricketers Hasan Ali and Shadab Khan, the former said that pizza is not junk food. After the International Cricket Council (ICC) shared the video on Twitter, Hasan's comment went viral and social media users began to troll him. People commented on the video saying that he should know that pizza tops the list of junk foods in the world. And as the trolling continued, Sania Mirza took to Twitter defending the Pakistani cricketer saying that pizza is indeed good for recovery after "long and hard matches". Pizza Helps to Increase Work Productivity! Here Are Other Foods That Will Keep You Active at Work.

A Twitter user commented saying, "Pizza is not junk food it's good for recovery, what wisdom by Hassan Ali." To which Sania Mirza replied saying, "He is actually right ! It’s very good recovery specially after long and hard matches .. not the full cheesy one but the gourmet ones are definitely very good .. the carbs are necessary and needed for recovery."

Here is Sania Mirza's tweet:

The fun segment of the interview 'How Well Do You Know Each Other' was to find out what details the cricketers knew about each other rightly. And when Hasan Ali was asked for Shadab Khan's favourite junk food, he said burger. But the anchor can be heard saying that Shadab's favourite food is burger and not pizza. On which Hasan laughingly adds, "Pizza is not junk food. It is good for recovery. ICC shared the video with the caption, "The laughs continue for @TheRealPCB as @76Shadabkhan and @realha55an play 'perfect pairs' 😂 #CWC19 #WeHaveWeWill."

Watch the interview here:

This reminds us of what New York-based nutritionist Chelsey Amer said last year about pizzas. Chelsey had said that pizza is better than cereals for breakfast. The nutritionist had said that while pizza may have more fat, it has less sugar in comparison to a bowl of cereals. In fact, an average slice of pizza and a bowl of cereal with whole milk contains almost the same amount of calories. Also, pizza has more protein and makes you feel full that will more likely help avoid snacking too. With its meat or vegetable content, Chelsea had said that pizza is any day a better option for breakfast.

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