India U19 World Cup wi🅰nner Riyan Parag rec🧸ently shared a screenshot of a message from an Instagram follower. The Rajasthan Royals’ recruit pictured himself as yet another victim of cyberbullying.
It was only on Wednesday that Parag’s teammate Jofra Archer spoke out against receiving abuse on social media by In🍎dian fans.
“I’ve given a lot of thought about reacting to this, and I hope no one else has to deal with stuff like this regularly, it isn’t ever acceptab🎐le and should be addressed properly in my opinion. I will never understand how people feel so free to say these things to another human being. It baffles me,” read🍌 one of the stories from the Englishman.
Parag, the talented all-rounder from Assam, also used his Instagram story to share the screenshot of a message received🌄, where๊ the user asked him to focus on cricket.
After shotting to fame, being a part of the victorious India U19 World Cup squad in 2018, Parag featured in seven IPL games in 2019. In tho🉐se matches, Parag amassed 160 runs and bagged a couple🅘 of wickets.
During his stint with the Royals last season, he shared the dressing room with overseas stars such as Steve Smith, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes.
Social media platforms provided accessibility to celebrities and icons in society. However🍌, some anti-social elements are using these platforms to harass high-profile entities in the social community.