{ "id": "85680", "author": "23", "cnmid": "0", "title": "IPL 2021: Say No To Hate-Mongering, Says KKR As RCB Players Face Abuse On Social Media", "lang": "en", "series": "424", "cup_year": "2021", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday came out in support of Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) all-rounder Daniel Christian and his partner Jorgia Dunn after the pair received flak from a certa", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday came out in support of Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) all-rounder Daniel Christian and his partner Jorgia Dunn after the pair received flak from a certain section of fans following the team's defeat in the Eliminator of the ongoing IPL 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Earlier, Christian had said that his partner had received abuse on a post she made on Instagram.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

KKR posted a video of wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik talking about social media abuse. "I feel sometimes that social media needs to be a kinder place. I think people don't realise the gravity of what they say, be it memes, videos or just the use of words. It's a spur of the moment thing for them, instinctively what they feel they just put out there," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Say NO to hate-mongering.
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\r\nCricketers are subjected to online-abuse way too often. It's high time we take a strong stand against it.
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\r\nVictories and Losses are a part of any sport. We stand by you @RCBTweets<\/a> @danchristian54<\/a> @Gmaxi_32<\/a>. We've been there too #IPL2021<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eCUGroEbyI<\/a><\/p>\r\n— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n