Australian journalist calls Gautam Gambhir a "verbal terrorist"

An Australian journalist is being trolled on social media for calling Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir a “verbal terrorist.”

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Source: AAP and Facebook

Dennis Freedman, who claims to loves India so much that his Twitter name is Dennis “Jai Hind”, is being trolled by Indian fans.

It comes after Freedman tweeted, “Gautam Gambhir is a verbal terrorist. The crap he said again today re relationship between India / Pakistan is dangerous.”
It stems from an interview in which Gambhir was quoted on Friday by ANI as saying, "Merely boycotting cricketing ties with Pakistan will not help. If a ban is imposed, it should be in all sectors, be it films, music or any other. Nobody from Pakistan should be provided an opportunity to perform in India unless the relations between the two neighbours improve."

The Delhi Daredevils' captain stepped down as captain of the IPL franchise after his team's dismal performance in IPL 2018.

Gambhir's statement irritated Freedman, and he took to Twitter to criticise Gambhir.

However, Freedman’s criticism did not go down well with many Indian fans.

 Says an Australian journalist where the whole Australian media stands at no.1 in the list of most idiotic media 😂😂
Some Pakistani cricket fans, however, came to Freedman’s rescue.

 

Gambhir’s frustration is obvious. Every indian after 18 june 2017 wants to cut ties off with pakistan 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/qdmXKB6skY

SBS Hindi has approached Dennis Freedman for comment.


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By Vivek Asri


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