Parvez Rasool finally breaks his silence and lashes out at his social media trollers

Team India cricketer Parvez Rasool landed himself into trouble after he chewed a gum during the national anthem before the start of the opening T20I match between India and England on January 26. He was criticised by all and sundry for disrespecting the national anthem. After being silent for so many days, Rasool finally lashed out at his social media trollers and urged them to keep a cricketer away from the politics and allow him to concentrate on his game.

“Let cricketers play cricket and don’t involve them into politics unnecessarily. I try to keep my focus on the game and don’t let these controversies affect me,” Rasool was quoted as saying by ETV during an exclusive interview.

“It is already very difficult for cricketers from our region to make it into the national team and when these things happen, it is very disheartening. One has to remain tough and should not give importance to such controversies,” he further added.

Rasool who remained unsold during the IPL Auction very recently said this kind of things can happen in cricket. The off-spinner played the last edition of the tournament for Royal Challengers Bangalore. “It is just part and parcel of the game and I am not sad that I wasn’t picked up in the IPL auction. I was amongst the top all-rounders in this year’s Ranji Trophy and would like to keep performing whenever I get a chance to play,” Rasool concluded.

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As per law, Rasool didn’t cause any disturbance intentionally to the singing of the national anthem so he wasn’t reprimanded legally. But his approach didn’t go down well with the Indian spectators as they lashed out at him following the incident.

Rasool made his international comeback during the match after making his debut for India in 2014 against Bangladesh. He has been a veteran in the domestic circuit but given the spinners, India has currently it will be difficult to break into the national team again.