Photo of Indian footballers praying in different faiths trends online

On March 26, 2022, the Indian football team shared a bunch of pictures before the start of a friendly match with Belarus in which they lost 3-0.

One of these pictures went viral, as it encapsulated the essence of what many netizens called: “unity in diversity”.

In the now-viral picture, one can see three players of the Indian men’s football team praying before the match. What makes the picture special is that the three players can be seen praying according to the customs of three different faiths.

While sharing the picture, a Twitter user commented, “This photo of the Indian football team says a lot of India’s ‘real’ strength @IndianFootball”. Another user called the photograph, “Best Pic of Indian Football Team #indianfootball”.

Even though the Blue Tigers (as the team is fondly called) lost the match, their picture won the hearts of netizens.