Angry tweets: Indians react to Bangla pacer Taskin Ahmed holding Dhoni's chopped head – ISIS closer home than we thought

Viral photo of Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed holding Dhoni's severed head

March 5, 2016, NewsCrunch

Bangaladesh cricket fans did it again  - started circulating a photoshopped image of their best pacer Taskin Ahmed carrying the severed head of India ODI captain M S Dhoni.

The photo went on a viral storm, even prompting journalists to seek India official Ravi Shastri’s response to it, which he rudely avoided.

As far as the bad taste goes, the photo is similar to another controversial image published by leading Bangladeshdaily Prothom Alo sometime ago.

Prothom Alo published a caricature showing Indian players with their head half shaved. (video below)

After Bangladesh won an ODI series win against Indiaat home, it published a caricature showing Indian players with their head half shaved.

Bangladeshhas hosted Asia Cup thrice but has never won the tournament and that partly explains the excitement in the country.

But the Bangla fans’ way of pumping up morale before the Asia Cup final on Sunday at Mirpur left a bad taste in Indian fans, who hit back with colourful tweets.

Indian fans hit back at the photoshopped image of Bangla pacer Taskin Ahmed holding Dhoni's chopped head

We know economic condition of Bangladesh is poor
but what they did with M S Dhoni's picture makes them mentally poor #AsiaCup#Shame on you

— हिन्दुस्तानि (@adi27588) March 5, 2016

Dhoni will not speak a word against them, for sure. He will definitely show them their place in the ground. #IndvsBan

— अnjana (@_Baatcutter) March 5, 2016

#Bangladesh has crossed their limit. Now it's our time to ban #Bangladesh players in #IPL We shld stop their funding. #IndvsBang#Dhoni🙅

— ABHISHEK SAKPAL (@absrock123) March 5, 2016

severed head of dhoni in a bangladeshi crickets hand going viral in bangladesh..whn did they evn lernd 2 play cricket Ye Apman ni sahenge

— MSDian (@JinumonMS) March 5, 2016

Now that pic of #Dhoni and #Taskin....is a shameful thing for bangladesh...#ShameOnYouBangladesh

— Ayush Vyas (@Iam__Ayu) March 5, 2016

This is tasteless. Dhoni's severed head is ridiculous. https://t.co/5DbupFFFpL

— ashish ahuja (@ashishahujap) March 5, 2016

Bangladeshi poster which shows a Bangladeshi cricketer holding the head of Dhoni..

ISIS is closer than we expect. pic.twitter.com/PRWYT1Fmyv

— Amit Jaiswal Jain (@ArkJaiswal) March 5, 2016

#TaskinAhmed beware u little rat because the real tiger #Dhoni will show how to chop your head #kickyourass and you should #beleivethat

— Siddhaarth verma (@Er_Siddhaarth) March 5, 2016

Video: Ravi Shastri’s rude response to Bangla pacer Taskin Ahmed holding Dhoni's chopped head