SRH Star Harry Brook's "Glad I Could Shut Them" Comment Comes Back To Haunt Him

25.04.2023 - 09:31 sports.ndtv.com

In the world of social media, it has become quite easy for fans to express their views about cricketers or other sportspersons.

Sometimes, players choose to ignore the comments made on them, and on other occasions, they get influenced by them. After Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their third successive match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season, a comment made by their batter Harry Brook, from a few matches ago, came back to haunt him.

On social media, fans didn't shy away from reminding the Englishman of his comment. "There are a lot of Indian fans out there who'll say 'well done' tonight.

But they were slagging me off a few days ago. Glad I could shut them up, to be honest," Brook had said after scoring a 55-ball century against Kolkata Knight Riders.

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