virat kohli:- we back shami 200 percent our brotherhood cannot be shaken

Virat Kohli came out strongly in support of his teammates, especially Mohammad Shami, who were abused on social media after their loss to Pakistan

In Traditional rivals Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets in the teams' opening match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021. While the match was played in good spirits by the two teams, and there were many shows of friendship from either side, the result brought out the worst in some sections of fans on social media.

Mohammad Shami, the India pace bowler, who went for 43 runs on the day, came in for particular abuse, with many targetting his status as a religious minority in India.

Kohli was vocal in his disgust at the comments.To me attacking someone over their religion is the most pathetic thing a human being can do everyone has the right to voice their opinion, but i personally have never even thought of discriminating someone over their religion. 

People take out their frustation because they have no understanding of the fact that Mohammed shami has won india and number of matches. If people can overlooking that and his passion for the country honestly I don't want to waste even one minute of my life on them we stand by him fully we back him 200% over brotherhood cannot be shaken

This is literally the lowest level of human potential that one can operate at. That’s how I look at these people.

"We as individuals understand what we want to do on the field. And the strength of character and mental toughness we have is precisely why we are doing what we are doing on the field and none of these people are even in the vicinity to even imagine doing something like that. They do not have the courage or the spine to do that.