Jasprit Bumrah, playing for Mumbai Indians, had strong support at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday as his wife Sanjana Ganesan and their young son Angad came to cheer him during the match against Lucknow Super Giants. Bumrah made it a night to remember by picking up 4 crucial wickets, playing a key role in his team’s win, and receiving loud applause from the crowd.
During the match, photographers captured a few moments of little Angad in the stands while Bumrah dismantled the LSG lower order. Although Angad appeared on the screen for just three seconds, his brief presence quickly became a major talking point on social media. The intense online discussions upset Sanjana, prompting her to call out the trolls and critics.
Reacting strongly on Instagram, Sanjana wrote, “Our son is NOT a topic for your entertainment.”
She went on to explain that she and Bumrah have been very cautious about keeping Angad away from the negativity of social media. “Jasprit and I do everything in our power to keep Angad away from social media because the Internet is a despicable, vile place to be and I completely understand the implications of bringing a child to a cricket stadium filled with cameras, but please understand that Angad and I were there to support Jasprit and nothing else,” she shared.
Angad bumrah reaction to Jasprit bumrah wicket??#MIvsLSG
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Sanjana stressed that they have no intention of making Angad viral or turning him into an internet sensation. “We have no interest in our son being viral Internet content or national news, with unnecessarily opinionated keyboard warriors deciding who Angad is, what his problem is, what his personality is, from 3 seconds of footage,” she wrote.
She pointed out how unfair it is for people to casually throw serious terms at a toddler. “He is one and a half years old. Throwing around words like trauma and depression in reference to a baby says so much about who we’re becoming as a community and it’s honestly really sad. You know NOTHING about our son, nothing about our lives, and I request you to keep your opinions online true to that,” Sanjana emphasized.
Ending her note, she appealed for more empathy and honesty in online spaces. “A little honesty and a little kindness goes a long way in today’s world,” she added.
Reply to the people who are judging angad Bumrah pic.twitter.com/C3iKaTIWLX
— Random Boy (@Random_Dpk) April 28, 2025
