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| Arshdeep Singh trolled for dropped catch in Pakistan clash (image source: TWITTER) |
Arshdeep Singh missed the simple however vital possibility in the end phases of the most despised adversaries' sensational Asia Cup Clash
NEW DELHI: A deluge of online maltreatment hit Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh on Monday after he dropped a catch against Pakistan, with a large part of the poison zeroing in on the way that he is from the Sikh minority.
Singh missed the simple however vital possibility in the end phases of the most despised adversaries' sensational Asia Cup conflict on Sunday won by Pakistan in Dubai in the last finished - - when the 23-year-old was the bowler.
Singh's Wikipedia section was momentarily modified to connect him to the Khalistan Sikh dissenter development, allegedly provoking the public authority to call leaders from the open-alter online reference book.
"He is a Khalistani and has secret binds with Pakistan," said one Twitter client. "Arshdeep Singh has accepted cash as a Khalistani specialist," composed another.
After the match, star Indian player Virat Kohli upheld Singh, saying that "anybody can commit an error". The hashtag #IndiaWithArshdeep, supporting the youthful player, was moving on Twitter.
It isn't the initial occasion when cricketers from Hindu-larger part India's strict minorities have confronted such assaults.
Last year Muslim player Mohammed Shami turned into an objective of maltreatment after India were whipped by Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.
Large number of disdain messages overflowed online entertainment, including Shami's Instagram account, calling him a deceiver and charging he had taken cash to toss the game.
Kohli, at the time India commander, likewise vivaciously upheld Shami, saying: "Going after somebody over their religion is the most lamentable thing that an individual can do."
The Super Four match on Sunday was the second time India and Pakistan have played against one another in the continuous Asia Cup. India dominated the primary match and they might meet again in the last on Sunday.
A tournament in which India-Pakistan relations dominated more than cricket
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