RCB team 2021 star Dan Christian questions Australia PM Scott Morrison, lauded on Twitter

Australian all-rounder Daniel Christian has been extremely vocal about indigenous issues in the country. Just a few weeks ago, Christain had opened up on the prevalent racism issue in the country as the cricketer told Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to 'read the room' after the premier had questioned Cricket Australia’s decision to remove references to Australia Day from matches on January 26.

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Fans laud Daniel Christian for lending support to sexual assault victims

Christian was subjected to a host of racist trolls who tried to shut him down. However, the all-rounder was unbothered by the trollers as he said that he would never stop advocating the cause of indigenous affairs. Staying true to his word, Christian put out another tweet on Sunday where he called out the Australian premier for doing absolutely nothing to inspire victims of sexual assault to seek justice. Christian also took a dig at Scott Morrison for his recent claim that sports and politics shouldn't mix.

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As soon as Christian posted the tweet, fans flooded it with responses galore. Several reactions poured in as fans lauded the cricketer for voicing his opinion against the issue. A certain section of fans also slammed the all-rounder for his tweet and asked him to stick to cricket. Here's how fans reacted to Daniel Christian's tweet.

Daniel Christian RCB story

Daniel Christian became a part of the RCB team 2021 at the IPL auction. The Daniel Christian IPL 2021 base price was just ₹75 lakh. However, the RCB team 2021 squad was highlighted via the Daniel Christian IPL 2021 bid at ₹4.8 crore after a bidding war with Kolkata Knight Riders. Christian appears to be a like-for-like replacement for South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who in turn became the most expensive player of all-time with RR winning the bid at the auction worth ₹16.25 crore.

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RCB squad for IPL 2021

RCB players retained

Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Kane Richardson, Josh Philippe, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande.

RCB players bought at IPL 2021 auction

Kyle Jamieson (₹15 crore), Glenn Maxwell (₹14.25 crore), Dan Christian (₹4.8 crore), Sachin Baby (₹20 lakh), Rajat Patidar (₹20 lakh), Mohammed Azharuddeen (₹20 lakh), Suyash Prabhudesai (₹20 lakh), KS Bharat (₹20 lakh).

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SOURCE: CRCIKET.COM.AU TWITTER