How A Photo of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chopped Head Being Held by Bangladesh Pacer on Twitter Goes Viral
A photo of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's chopped head being held by Bangladesh pace bowler Taskin Ahmed went viral a day before the Asia Cup final between Bangladesh and India.
Just before the final of the 2016 Asia Cup final between India and Bangladesh, fans had a field day on social media. On Twitter, an image depicting this intensity went viral, sparking outrage. (Asia Cup Final: MS Dhoni Ready For Challenge Against Bangladesh)
A tweet by a fan with the twitter handle @pankajpundir82 depicted Bangladesh pace bowler Taskin Ahmed roaring and holding a chopped-off head of Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. (Ravi Shastri Urges Indian Team To Treat Final as Another Game)
Asia Cup T20 Final Viral Image: Taskin Ahmed holding MS Dhoni's chopped-off head https://t.co/Xuj5Xm6CBH pic.twitter.com/CaTm1sgR49
- Pankaj Pundir (@pankajpundir82) March 5, 2016
This is not the first time that an image on Twitter has gone viral when it comes to matches between India and Bangladesh.
In June 2015, Bangladesh registered their first-ever bilateral series win against India when they defeated them 2-1 in the three-match ODI series. In that series, Mustafizur Rahman was the star, taking 13 wickets in the three games including two consecutive five-wicket hauls.
Following that haul by Mustafizur, a Bengali newspaper, Prothom Alo, used it in an advertisement. The advertisement, apparently for a stationary store, appeared in the June 28th edition and mocked the Indian batsmen's inability to play Mustafizur's clever cutters in their tagline.
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Posted by Prothom Alo on Sunday, 28 June 2015
The controversy generated by the Tweet was not taken too seriously by Ravi Shastri, Team India director. The team remained focused and they pulled off a record sixth Asia Cup title in front of a hostile crowd in Mirpur.