“Why would you mess with trollers,” Virender Sehwag criticizes Harry Brook for ‘shut them up’ comments after slamming maiden IPL ton

Fans started calling him out for his lackluster performance almost all the time until the English batter "shut them up" by slamming his maiden IPL century.


“Why would you mess with trollers,” Virender Sehwag criticizes Harry Brook for ‘shut them up’ comments after slamming maiden IPL ton

Virender Sehwag, Harry Brook

After the auction for the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), England’s Harry Brook hogged the limelight for being one of the costliest buys. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) showered a staggering INR 13. 25 crore on him but after a series of flop shows during the tournament, Brook fell victim to online trolls. Fans started calling him out for his lackluster performance almost all the time until the English batter “shut them up” by slamming his maiden IPL century which happens to be the first ton of this season.

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After that hundred, Brook, at the post-match presentation revealed that he was putting pressure on himself, and after checking social media where fans started calling him rubbish, he started doubting himself. “Glad I could shut them up, to be honest,” Brook hit back at trolls after hammering the century against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

Though Brook was expected to play like this in the next matches, he flopped again, aggregating just 34 runs from the next five matches, before he was dropped in the game against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur on Sunday (May 7).

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Virender Sehwag urges Harry Brook to not get afraid of trolls

"Why would you mess with trollers," Virender Sehwag criticizes Harry Brook for 'shut them up' comments
Harry Brook

Reacting to the same, former India opener Virender Sehwag advised Brook to focus on his game instead of the online trolling. “Why would you mess with trollers? Why should you even look at who are trolling you or criticizing you or praising you? Your work is to come, work hard, perform, and leave. If you want to put something on social media, then post it,” Sehwag said on air. after the announcement.

The 2011 World Cup winner advised Brook to not check the comments after posting something. “After posting it don’t look at the comments because that will affect your mind. For that you need to be in your space – watch movies, listen to music, and hang out with friends. Social media is not for watching anything, it is only a place for posting updates. Don’t be afraid of them. And if you perform, even those who had trolled or criticized you will now praise you,” he added.

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