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Cricketer Arshdeep Singh faces vicious trolling; Punjab leaders back him

Cricketer Arshdeep Singh faces vicious trolling; Punjab leaders back him

TIL Desk/National/Chandigarh/ Several Punjab leaders including Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh, a former cricketer, Monday came out in support of fast bowler Arshdeep Singh who is facing brutal social media trolls for dropping a catch in an India-Pakistan match in Dubai. Pakistan won the Super 4 Asia Cup encounter on Sunday by five wickets.

AAP MP Raghav Chadha, former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and BJP leader Manjinder Sirsa also backed the 23-year-old fast bowler. Ex-cricketer and Aam Aadmi Party MP Harbhajan Singh slammed those saying “cheap things” about Arshdeep.

“Stop criticising young @arshdeepsinghh,” he tweeted. “No one drops 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.”

Chadha also said the kind of hate Arshdeep was being subjected to is appalling. “Let us cut that young man some slack. Arshdeep is an amazing talent and will lead the Indian bowling attack in the coming years. No hate can pull him down,” said Chadha in his tweet. Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said Arshdeep is a future of the nation.

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