Asia Cup T20: Image of Taskin carrying Dhoni's severed head goes viral

Date

3/6/2016 6:35:47 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

A morphed photograph posted by a Bangladeshi fan has been at the centre of a huge controversy in social media ahead of the Asia Cup final between India and Bangladesh on Sunday.

Bangladeshis have been criticised for promoting this photoshopped picture and Indian team director Ravi Shastri was furious with this foolish act.

Photo of Taskin Ahmed holding Dhoni's chopped head goes viral. Calm down guys. Dhoni is not a secular blogger. pic.twitter.com/iIsWd3NCFP

- Rahul Raj (bhak_sala) March 5 2016 Ravi Shastri on being asked about the image and the surrounding outrage at a press conference on Saturday said that the Indian team do not read newspapers and that their job is only to play cricket.

WATCH: Ravi Shastri on news paper reports on image of Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed holding severed head of MS Dhonihttps://t.co/ARLMpP0SyZ

- ANI (ANI_news) March 5 2016 According to Times of India:

When asked about it at the pre-match media conference Shastri said: "I don't read newspapers. You people should read the papers we should go and play cricket. I don't have a habit of reading when there are matches around. You read think about what is written and make your assessments on that. We will only go out there and play cricket." This is not the first time a Bangladesh fan has targeted India on social media. Earlier in 2015 when India struggled to cope with pacer Mustafizur Rahman a Bangladesh newspaper had published a picture of half-shaved heads of the Indian players in order to show the after-effects of Mustafizur's 'cutters'.

The India-Bangladesh clash has also assumed prime importance amongst the fans on both sides of the border and it's precisely for the same reason that the Asia Cup final is expected to a high octane one.

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