Arshdeep Singh trolled for catch drop against Pakistan

• A torrent of online abuse hit Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh.
• On Monday after he dropped a catch against Pakistan.
• A significant part of the fact that he is from the Sikh minority.

Arshdeep Singh missed the simple yet urgent possibility in the end phases of the most despised opponents’ dramatic Asia Cup clash.

On Sunday won by Pakistan in Dubai in the last finished – – when the 23-year-old was the bowler.

Singh’s Wikipedia passage was momentarily modified to interface him to the Khalistan Sikh dissident development, apparently inciting the public authority to gather chiefs from the open-alter online reference book.

“He is a Khalistani and has secret ties with Pakistan,” said one Twitter user. “Arshdeep Singh has taken money as a Khalistani agent,” wrote 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.

Huge 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 captain, also vigorously backed Shami, saying: “Attacking someone over their religion is the most pathetic thing that a human being 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 main match and they might meet again in the last on Sunday.

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