When Arshdeep Singh drops sitter of Asif Ali, he got heavily trolled on social media causing Virat Kohli and Harbhajan to fiercely defend him.
India versus Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 Super 4
Young Team India pacer Arshdeep Singh was trolled brutally on social media after Rohit Sharma’s side lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets in the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 match on Sunday (September 4). Arshdeep dropped a simple catch of Pakistan batter Asif Ali, who turned the game around for his side in a tense finish.
The Punjab Kings left-arm pacer managed to redeem himself by dismissing Asif Ali in the final over of the innings but the damage had already been done. The dropped catch took place in the 18th over of the innings when Asif Ali skied a Ravi Bishnoi ball only for Arshdeep Singh to let it slip through his fingers.
India were in control of the contest having dismissed Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Nawaz who had taken the game away from Rohit’s side. The wicket of Ali then would have most likely sealed India’s win, with Arshdeep’s drop establishing to be the critical turning juncture.
Asif Ali made full use of the opportunity, combining well with Iftikhar Ahmed to score 19 off Bhuvneshwar Kumar to almost seal the game.
After this, Arshdeep Singh was severely trolled, and what was more disturbing was the trolling calling him “Khalistani”. Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh backed Arshdeep Singh and shut down the trolls on social media.
“Stop criticising young @arshdeepsinghh No one drop the catch purposely..we are proud of our India boys .. Pakistan played better.. shame on such people who r putting our own guys down by saying cheap things on this platform bout arsh and team.. Arsh is GOLD,” Harbhajan tweeted.
Stop criticising young @arshdeepsinghh No one drop the catch purposely..we are proud of our 🇮🇳 boys .. Pakistan played better.. shame on such people who r putting our own guys down by saying cheap things on this platform bout arsh and team.. Arsh is GOLD🇮🇳
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 4, 2022
Sudhir Chaudhary made a shocking comment on Twitter that got people criticizing him. He said, “PCB spends INR 90 million as annual compensation to its players
BCCI spends INR 960 million on its players
Pakistan is a poor nation struggling for money. Doesn’t have even basic coaching facilities
BCCI has the best coaches and facilities
Half of the Indian players are billionaires
Indian players travel in private jetsa have lavish lifestyle and are superstars.
Yet Pakistani players pull off victories over us.
*Because they are fuelled by the hatred and revenge against India.
They will sacrifice a World Cup” totally forgetting the close win India was in, and also that India just won last week.
#INDvsPAK My Analysis
PCB spends INR 90 million as annual compensation to its players
BCCI spends INR 960 million on its players
Pakistan is a poor nation struggling for money.Doesn’t have even basic coaching facilities
BCCI has the best coaches and facilities— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) September 4, 2022
A Pakistani replied, “We should always enjoy beautiful game of cricket, Pak vs Ind. keep in mind only one team wins. India just beat Pakistan last week but in Pakistan we didn’t see criticism like this on our team. India is a great team & they deserve moral support of their fans on these occasions.”
We should always enjoy beautiful game of cricket, Pak vs Ind. keep in mind only one team wins. India just beat Pakistan last week but in Pakistan we didn’t see criticism like this on our team. India is a great team & they deserve moral support of their fans on these occasions.
— PTI Passion (@Asgharusa) September 5, 2022
Virat Kohli had some powerful words of support for young pacer Arshdeep Singh, who had dropped a crucial catch in the 18th over of the match.
“Even when I played my first game against Pakistan in Champions Trophy, I played a bad shot and got out. Anyone can make mistakes under pressure. It is natural to feel bad. The team environment is great right now, credit for this goes to management and the captain. So one must accept his mistake, address it and look forward to being in that pressure situation once again,” said Kohli in a post-match press conference on Sunday.
Cricket is a game. India won some. Pakistan won some. You have to win and lose. This is the true spirit of sports. Many Indians have to learn about the spirit of sportsmanship, and sportswomanship.