People have been mean to Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana online after her team lost four games in a row in the Women’s Premier League 2023 with her facing vitriol on Instagram from RCB fans
RCB has had a bad start to the Women’s Premier League inaugural season, despite being considered one of the tournament favorites after the auction.
The Royal Challengers have lost four consecutive games and are at the bottom of the standings under Smriti Mandhana’s leadership. Meanwhile, the Women’s Premier League has had an excellent start.
Smriti Mandhana abused by RCB fans on Instagram after horrid show in WPL 2023
Guys this is not acceptable. Stop abusing @mandhana_smriti for the loss. Either if it's #RCB fans or other wpl or ipl team fans, nobody has the rights to abuse a girl like this. Ok if you guys are hurt with this loss, just appreciate their efforts.#RCB #WPL #SmritiMandhana pic.twitter.com/VHmbFURZM4
— Prabhjot Singh (@iamprabhjot18) March 5, 2023
RCB Fans abusing and degrading Smriti mandhana in comments is disgusting to the core.
— 𝑷𝑨𝑩𝑳𝑶 𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑶𝑩𝑨𝑹. (@hoosier_ddaddyy) March 10, 2023
I think log pagal hogye h, It's just a cricket match, or matches mein haar-jeet toh chalti rhegi, but iska matlab ye thodi ki tum ek ladki ko iss tarah se abuse kro, we should appreciate it ki ladkiyan bhi sportsmanship dikha rhi h#WPL #smritimandhana@BCCI @BCCIWomen pic.twitter.com/mYGihr8Tnq
— Devesh Kumar Jain (@DeveshJ99082448) March 12, 2023
— Aryan45 🇮🇳 (@Aryan4593) March 10, 2023
Because of this, some horrible comments and online abuse have been made about the Indian international. Some of these comments say that Smriti Mandhana is a “fraud,” while others are very rude. Some of these reactions also criticise the RCB team management for wasting a lot of money at the auction and compare the women’s team to the men’s team, calling them “chokers.”
Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry stands behind Smriti Mandhana
Ellyse Perry, an Australian all-rounder, said that even though the Bangalore players are off to a bad start, they are still behind Mandhana.
To new beginnings ✨🧿
Ready to play Bold ❤️💛 pic.twitter.com/c1k2s2UPOV— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) March 2, 2023
RCB lost to the UP Warriorz by 10 wickets, and after the game, Perry talked about how hard it is to lead a team in a huge tournament like the WPL. The 32-year-old said, “It’s a ginormous task to come into a brand new competition and play with a group of players that she has never played with before and try and make that all gel in a matter of a couple of days since she joined the group.”
Respecting sports professionals is very important
Perry also said that Smriti Mandhana is a great captain and that she will be back to her best as soon as possible. “I think she’s a great captain too. She just needs a chance to find her feet in the tournament and she will no doubt.” Smriti Mandhana has shown that she is a good player and a leader, so it wouldn’t be fair to judge her based on a few games.
In conclusion, it’s important to help players, especially when they’re having a hard time, instead of abusing them online. It’s time to stand up against this kind of behaviour and support our favourite players, no matter how they do on the field.
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