Pakistan’s most prominent and hardworking female cricket analyst, Zainab Abbas is no stranger to immense criticism in an overall male dominated field. Whether it is for the way she dresses or the statements she makes, our very own ‘ghairat brigade’ always swoops in to “save the day” by blatantly criticizing Zainab for just doing her job!
However, that hasn’t stopped Zainab from doing brilliantly at her job, becoming a common face at all major cricket events in the country and becoming a great source of inspiration for little girls eager to venture out and make a mark in the sports industry.
However, it wasn’t long till the haters came swarming in and that was definitely what happened when Zainab posted her unbiased opinion regarding cricketers-the hate came from the fact that she applauded an Indian cricketer for his performance.
https://twitter.com/ZAbbasOfficial/status/982666445581627393
While most of the hate was largely due to the fact that she was watching IPL, the hate came from both sides of the border and was unbelievable!
Most just wanted this empowered and passionate professional to stick to her own league;
https://twitter.com/haris_icp/status/982671784372850688
https://twitter.com/SRKsAzzaro/status/982863605166166016
https://twitter.com/taron_adarsh/status/982667644062130176
While others wanted her to boycott it altogether and somehow managed to drag Kashmir into the entire mess;
https://twitter.com/shoaibafridi560/status/982667415652880384
https://twitter.com/9manAhmad/status/982676997292912640
While others stooped down even further, pitting two brilliant women against each other;
https://twitter.com/Ali_SaJid110/status/983336653098975232
And Zainab Abbas owned all her haters with one simple yet apt response;
https://twitter.com/ZAbbasOfficial/status/983610929236598785