New Delhi: Star Indian pacer Mohammad Siraj has caught the attention of netizens with his heartfelt tweet following India’s triumphant victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados on June 29. Siraj shared a picture of the team joyfully lifting the T20 World Cup trophy, accompanied by the words, “Thank you, Allah Almighty.”
Following the tweet, many congratulated him and other members of the Indian team. However, some netizens started trolling him.
One Twitter user wrote, “It’s victory of Team India not Allah.”
It’s Victory of Team India not Allah
It’s Victory of Captain Rohit Sharma
It’s Victory of Team 11
It’s Victory of 1.1 Billion Nationalist Citizens of India.Why everything attaching with Islam?
— Chandan Sharma (@ChandanSharmaG) June 29, 2024
Ye kya bol diya siraj na team ko thanks na hi players ko sidhe Allah ko thanks bol diya gajab ho bhai tum bhi .?
— Deepu Kumar Pal (@DeepuKumar5576) June 30, 2024
Another person wrote, “If Allah had to do this, then Pakistan would have won the World Cup, not India.”
In a nail-biting thriller, India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the men’s T20 World Cup final, ending their 17-year wait for the country’s second T20 World Cup title.
As the final ball was bowled, the ecstatic Indian players were overwhelmed with emotion, breaking into tears of joy. Captain Rohit Sharma celebrated by sliding face-first into the turf, screaming in delight. Tears were visible on the faces of senior players, especially Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, and Hardik Pandya, as the magnitude of their achievement sank in.
This victory marked a historic moment, with India joining West Indies and England as the only teams to have won the Men’s T20 World Cup twice.
India now boasts four World Cup titles in total — from Kapil Dev’s legendary team in 1983 to Dhoni’s Young Guns in the 2007 T20 WC and ODI champions in 2011. Now, Rohit’s boys have added another glorious chapter to the annals of Indian cricket history, solidifying their legacy on the global stage.
