Yash Dayal faces backlash on Twitter over 'Love Jihad' Instagram post

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Yash Dayal faced sudden criticism on Twitter and other social media platforms on Sunday after the uncapped Indian cricketer allegedly posted a photo on Love Jihad following the Sakshi murder case in New Delhi.

Yash Dayal, who featured recently for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023 and infamously conceded five sixes in an over to Rinku Singh, shared a cartoon image aimed at the Muslim community over the Love Jihad controversy.

The cartoon depicted a Muslim man hiding a dagger at his back and proposing to a blindfolded woman while a dead body of a woman with Sakshi written on her back is lying below.

The cartoon also showed tombstones of random girls with bloodstone in it. The post, however, was soon deleted by the cricketer but was on air for enough time for others to be shared on Twitter.

Yash Dayal's post came as a bit of a shock as the pacer had several Muslim teammates at Gujarat Titans, including senior Indian pacer Mohammad Shami and Afghan spinners Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad. Yash Dayal plays domestic cricket for Uttar Pradesh and have Muslim teammates in Aqib Khan and Sameer Rizvi.

We take a look at some of the Tweets criticising Yash Dayal for his distasteful Instagram post:

Yash Dayal, a left-arm medium pacer, played five games for Gujarat Titans during the IPL 2023 season and took two wickets. He was at the receiving end of Rinku Singh's onslaught as the KKR batter shot him for five sixes while chasing down 30 runs in a league stage game at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Dayal was expected to feature in the IPL playoffs for Gujarat Titans as Hardik Pandya wasn't bowling. However, an injury sidelined the pacer, allowing Darshan Nalkande to make a rare appearance for the side in a losing cause to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1.

The 25-year-old pacer fared better in the IPL 2022 season as he took 11 wickets in nine appearances for Gujarat Titans, who went on to win the title in their maiden season.