Racial abuse on social media is a well known fact in the sporting world and continues to make headlines again and again. This time the victim has been none other than an Indian cricketer, Abhinav Mukund. The batsman expressed himself on the issue via an emotional tweet about the fair not being the ‘only lovely or handsome’.
In the tweet, Mukund slammed racial abuse and expressed his disappointment on the mindset of the people. He had a motivational message for others as well and asked them to stay focused and be comfortable in their own skin. Indian cricketers Ravichandran Ashwin and Hardik Pandya also came up in his support. Mukund has played seven test matches for India and recently made a valuable contribution against Sri Lanka.
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In his latest tweet, Mukund has clearly stated that his tweet did not have anything to do with the Indian cricket team. "Guys please don't turn this into something else,it has absolutely no connection to anyone in the team. It is mainly targeted at people Who have been posting abuses about colour and saying absolutely derogatory things about the tone of my skin. That s all !," he tweeted. He further appealed,"Please don't turn this into something political,I just wanted to make a positive statement hoping to make a change. That's all."