NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer’s sister, Shresta Iyer, has responded after going through heavy on-line trolling following Punjab Kings’ exit from IPL 2026. The backlash began after an previous “banter” reel involving Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders went viral once more when PBKS narrowly missed the playoffs by only one level.Shresta mentioned the video, which confirmed her celebrating after rain had washed out Punjab’s match towards Kolkata and gave them one level earlier this season, was solely meant as light-hearted enjoyable and never an assault on anybody. In an Instagram video, she defined, “The video that I had created earlier, you guys exaggerated it to extremes, when the motive of the reel was only a enjoyable banter.” She added, “I wasn’t trolling anybody, I had no dangerous intentions behind the banter. I wasn’t spreading hate towards anybody. I respect each cricketer as a result of my brother is a cricketer.”Right here is the older video of the celebration: Shresta additionally revealed that the trolling turned rather more severe than simply on-line feedback. In response to her, folks began calling her office and troubling folks linked to her personally and professionally.“I pity you guys,” she mentioned. “You could have been calling my office, abusing me, my colleagues, my college students and my household. Harassing them and calling at random occasions.”She made it clear that criticism aimed toward her is one factor, however dragging relations, coworkers, and college students into it’s unacceptable. “If you wish to hate me, please proceed doing that, however cease harassing folks affiliated with me,” she mentioned. She additionally defended her assist for her brother, saying, “I’ll have fun my brother, he wins or loses, I’ll at all times have fun him.”The incident has once more sparked debate round poisonous fan tradition in Indian cricket. Followers usually flip aggressive on-line after main losses, and gamers’ households often turn into targets. Comparable conditions have occurred earlier than, together with current on-line abuse involving Virat Kohli and Australian batter Travis Head throughout a heated cricket change.
