Former Indian opener told: They stopped sharing mimes on social media.

Delhi: The whole country drowned in mourning after more than 26 people died in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam region of Jammu and Kashmir. The impact of this painful incident was also seen on cricket. In the match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (Mi) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, players and match officials of both teams mourned by tied a black band. At the same time, in the match number 44 played at Eden Gardens, the teams of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings were face to face. In this match too, the players tied a black band and paid tribute to the martyrs.

Meanwhile, former Indian opener Wasim Jafar was also in the discussion, but this time not about his mimes or funny posts, but about his silence on social media. Many users asked him why he is not active these days. Now Jafar himself gave the reason for this and said that it is not appropriate to make and share memes in the era where the country is going through.

He wrote on ‘X’ (earlier Twitter), “Those who are asking why I do not put memes – this time is not to make memes. I appeal to everyone to be sensitive, 28 families are immersed in mourning. In Pahalgam, what happened was barbaric and heinous. Cricket is just a game, human life is much more important than that.”

Other cricketers also expressed mourning

Significantly, not only Wasim Jafar, but many other big names of the cricket world also expressed condolences to those who lost their lives in this attack. Great batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli also shared emotional messages on social media.

Sachin Tendulkar wrote, “It is also difficult to imagine the painful phase that the affected families are going through. In this time India and the whole world are standing with him. We mourn for those who lost their lives and pray for justice.”

At the same time, Virat Kohli wrote in his Instagram story, “Heartburn to the families of the victims. I pray for all the departed souls to give peace and strength to their families. There must be justice for this cruel act.”

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