Pakistan beat India by five wickets in a nerve-wrenching clash in the Super4 clash of the Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

On the other hand, Arshdeep Singh, India’s young fast bowler, was brutally trolled on the internet and suffered immense criticism after he dropped Asif Ali’s easy catch in a critical situation during the match in the eighteenth over. Internet users were calling him a ‘villain’ and ‘traitor’ after India lost the match.

They did not stop here. A user even labelled him as pro-Khalistan because of being a Sikh. Extremists were projecting community-based criticism onto him. 

https://twitter.com/aimanaeemm/status/1566456791961051144?s=20&t=QKVkofaHwJPa6pRudfqRUg

https://twitter.com/lazzyy_boyy/status/1566490704494329857?s=20&t=5wvbjKdwCXdX9KigX8D2-Q

Amidst ongoing flak on the internet, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh came to rescue Arshdeep Singh on Twitter and joined hands with other Indians who supported Arshdeep Singh. while responding to community-based violence he wrote:

https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh/status/1566490748547399680?s=20&t=9bOKWpX2it7_bYmVii5Z7g

Former Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Hafeez also jumped to the defence of Arshdeep Singh and tweeted in his favor asking netizens to stop trolling him. 

https://twitter.com/MHafeez22/status/1566516118919036928?s=20&t=3HBu4QYHkCRjo-D8w0nQFg