India, March 7 -- Mohammed Shami found himself in a soup after he was seen drinking water and not observing a fast while playing in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. His actions came under criticism from religious leader Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi. Now veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has commented on the ongoing issue, siding with the cricketer in his latest post on X (formerly Twitter). (Also read: Javed Akhtar calls troll 'neech, liar' for falsely accusing him of fat-shaming Rohit Sharma: 'Itne ghatia aadmi kyon ho')

Taking to his X account, Javed Akhtar wrote, "Shami saheb , don't give a damn to those reactionary bigoted idiots who have any problem with your drinking water in a burning afternoon at a cricket field in Dubai . It is ...