After rape threats and body-shaming, influencer deletes viral Miller reel

NEW DELHI: After India’s dense nonaccomplishment to South Africa successful the T20 World Cup 2026, a video posted by societal media influencer RJ Princy Parikh with South African batter David Miller went viral.

In the clip, Parikh was seen circling Miller, with the caption “David Miller! What a player” and the on-screen enactment “I thought we were friends, David.”

Soon after, Parikh claimed she started receiving superior online abuse, including rape threats and body-shaming comments. Because of this, she deleted the video from Facebook but kept it connected Instagram, and said she plans to record a constabulary ailment implicit the threats.

South Africa crushed India by 76 runs successful their archetypal Super Eight lucifer of the T20 World Cup 2026 astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad, leaving India successful a must-win concern for their remaining 2 games to scope the semifinals. Chasing 188, India were bowled retired for conscionable 111 successful 18.5 overs, ending their 12-match T20 World Cup winning streak.India’s pursuit collapsed early, with Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma falling cheaply. Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma tried to rebuild, but Sharma was dismissed successful the 5th over. Washington Sundar and Yadav besides failed to physique partnerships, and though Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube added 35 runs, regular wickets kept India nether pressure.

Dube’s dismissal for 42 sealed India’s fate.South Africa’s bowlers dominated, with Marco Jansen taking 4/22, Keshav Maharaj 3/24, and Lungi Ngidi conceding conscionable 15 runs successful 4 overs. Earlier, David Miller anchored South Africa’s innings with a match-winning 63 disconnected 35 balls aft they were 20/3, sharing a 97-run basal with Dewald Brevis (45 disconnected 29). Tristan Stubbs added a speedy 44* to assistance South Africa station 187/7. Jasprit Bumrah took 3/15.