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Omar Abdullah Urges Indian Team To Stand Up for Mohammed Shami After Bowler Gets Abused Online Following India’s Defeat to Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2021
The Indian players notably took a knee before the start of play against Pakistan to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Abdullah wrote, "Team India your BLM knee taking counts for nothing if you can’t stand up for your teammate who is being horribly abused & trolled on social media."
Omar Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has urged the Indian team to come out in support of fast bowler Mohammed Shami after the latter was subjected to social media trolls and abuse following India's 10-wicket loss to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2021.
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