England’s star pacer Jofra Archer is one of the most followed and loved cricketers. However, recently, he suffered racist abuse again on Instagram by a fan on social media. According to reports, Jofra Archer was trolled after the England cricket team lost the first ODI against the Australia cricket team by 19 runs on Friday.
Well, what happened was a troll named Josh Bell texted Jofra Archer on Instagram, where he asked Archer to take the jewelry off With reference to Jofra occasionally wearing watches and neck chain while playing). He then snapped Archer that he isn’t Snoop Dogg. The troll even asked the cricketer why is he even wearing a watch that has probably been stolen. The troll wrote:
“Take that jewellery off. You are not Snoop Dogg. You are playing cricket. Why are you wearing a ‘probably stolen’ watch?”
Jofra took to his Instagram and shared a screenshot of the text and asked his followers to report the troll account. He wrote:
“Hey Guys, can you help me to report this page please?”
Here, check out the screenshot:
Later, the troll realized his mistake and that the things have now gone out of control, he once again texted Jofra Archer seeking his apology. The troll told Jofra that he was drunk as well as frustrated while watching the first ODI. The troll wrote:
“Would like to send my full apologies with huge regret about some outrageous and ridiculous comments posted last night up late and drunk watching the cricket, mad at the Aussies collapse..no excusesdisgraceful behaviourapologies once again,”
However, Jofra Archer was in no mood to let this go. He shared the screenshot of the text on his Instagram story and replied: ‘If you are thinking that when you’re drunk you were always thinking it.’
Here, check out the screenshot:
Unnati Madan
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