“They were showing our Indian girls in the kitchen” - Aakash Chopra slams online trolls after India Women make it to grand finale

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has slammed the online trolls for criticizing Indian Women’s team players for their group stage losses against South Africa Women, Australia Women, and England Women in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.

Speaking exclusively on his YouTube channel, Chopra asserted that there were trolls on Indian women’s players belonging to the kitchen, saying that’s their job. He went on to add that it was heartbreaking to see such memes on the Indian players.

"One falls short of words at times. I have a question for the keyboard warriors. When we lost against England, I had put a tweet that it was heartbreaking, and actually the heart broke that day. That day, below that post, I saw many comments, which included memes and images where they were showing our Indian girls in the kitchen, saying that's their job," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

"You can criticize, but don't troll. Trolling is not okay. I am okay with you judging someone's performance, but if you tell someone that they are not worthy of it, I would say they are worthy, you are worthless. I was taken aback. If I read that and felt bad, the Indian team would have also read that," he added.

Furthermore, Chopra opened up on the Indian batting performances. Unfortunately, Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana failed to create an impact, losing their wickets quite early in the humongous chase. Additionally, he also talked about Jemimah Rodrigues, who played a match-winning knock in the semi-final.

"The opening partnership wasn't good. Pratika Rawal wasn't there, and Shafali Verma didn't fire. Smriti Mandhana got out down the leg side, and your heart broke, that it wouldn't happen. Jemi was sent at No. 3, and then there was a partnership," he said.

"When we lost the final in 2017, Jemi had gone to the airport to receive the team. She was dropped from the 2022 World Cup. She started this tournament with a duck. After that, she was dropped as well. She said she was crying throughout this tour. She was anxious. You are fighting yourself every day. Then she scores a century. She was there right till the end," he concluded.

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