Atherton didn’t hold back
Forcing Zainab Abbas to leave the country is another shameful stunt from BCCI, they keep mixing politics with cricket, ICC should stop being a dummy and never let them host any tournament again.
Michael Atherton in commentary today
Zainab Abbas leaving India due to threats over a nine-year-old tweet, when she was likely very young, is incredibly disheartening. She was so enthusiastic about this opportunity. Is this how you treat your TV presenters? Sports should transcend politics!
This is extremely disheartening and shameful. The way many Indian celebrities use social media to target Pakistan and religion is well-known. If that’s the case, many of them shouldn’t be allowed either. However, they’ve chosen to target a woman and issue threats. Shame on you, India. Stay resilient, Zainab. We stand with you.
Zainab Abbas was the sole female sports anchor who obtained a visa to cover the World Cup from our side. No Pakistani fans or YouTubers were granted visas to Pakistani supporters for the Pakistani team in any capacity.
Zainab’s social media history was scrutinized, and when they couldn’t find anything recent, some individuals dug up two tweets from 9 or 10 years ago where she was simply bantering with an Indian. Zainab deleted those tweets a long time ago, which likely indicates that she no longer supports those opinions.
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At this moment, it’s crucial to pray for the safety of our players. Anything can happen under the leadership of a terrorist in India. She received threats and a case was being filed against her. Consequently, she had to leave India immediately due to severe threats to her life.
This is quite a situation, in India. I’m glad to hear that Zainab Abbas has returned safely. My thoughts and prayers go out to the women who are still living in India.
