Overview
- Shresta Iyer deleted her Instagram video on Thursday, saying it was light-hearted banter and adding that she received abusive and threatening messages.
- In the clip, recorded in Punjabi, she joked that Punjabis had a big heart and had “given” Kolkata Knight Riders a point.
- The post followed a rain-abandoned match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in which Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings shared one point.
- She said she took the video down out of respect for her brother Shreyas Iyer and his Punjab Kings teammates rather than because she believed she was wrong.
- Outlets report no formal complaints or team-level action, and many frame the backlash as another case of IPL fan banter escalating into online harassment.