Sikh Indian left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is being trolled mercilessly after dropping a catch in Sunday’s Asia Cup 2022 India-Pakistan cliffhanger.
Twitter user Dsyedahmed branded Arshdeep a “Khalistani” – Someone aspiring to establish a sovereign Sikh homeland – and said that the cricketer should be removed from the Indian team.
Ye salay khalistani ko team se nikalo India ki jersey main Pakistani khel raha hai😡😡😡
— Dsyedahmed@2000 (@Dsyedahmed20001) September 5, 2022
“1 [one] Khalistani cost today’s match,”Ravian Sehgal said.
1 #Khalistani cost Today’s match.#INDvsPAK2022 #INDvsPAK #INDvPAK
— Ravian Sehgal (@iamraviansehgal) September 4, 2022
“Khalistani for a reason,” Abhay wrote in a tweet.
Khalistani for a reason 💀😋
— Abhay (@Abhaypratap1017) September 4, 2022
“Khalistani [Arshdeep] cost us the match,” Aanav Yadav said.
Khalistani ne match harwa diya #INDvsPAK
— Aanav Yadav ✖ (@Dr_AanavYadav) September 4, 2022
Mohammed Shami, an Indian Muslim cricketer had earlier become a target of trolls after India were defeated by Pakistan in the T20 World Cup last year. Netizens declared him a traitor and alleged he had taken money to throw the game.