Tendulkar defends player Arshdeep Singh
Sachin Tendulkar defends player Arshdeep, who was criticised after dropping a catch during a match against Pakistan.
The legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar urged Indians to prevent “personal attacks” in sports after a national team Sikh player received a barrage of internet criticism after missing a catch during a match against Pakistan.
Arshdeep Singh received a lot of criticism for dropping an easy catch during a crucial stretch of the Asia Cup match on Sunday. The majority of the criticism was directed at him for being a member of India’s Sikh minority.
Twitter users accused him of having ties to Pakistan, and his Wikipedia entry momentarily underwent modification to associate him with the Khalistan Sikh separatist organisation.
Additionally, he received a lot of tweets of support.
The greatest run scorer of all time and current national hero in India, Tendulkar, a former player, tweeted on Tuesday that “players representing the country give their best and play for the nation always.
Tendulkar defends player Arshdeep Singh
“They need our ongoing support, and never forget that in athletics, you may win and lose. Let’s refrain from making personal remarks on cricket or any other sport, he wrote.
Singh who is 23 of age, was also tagged by 49-year-old Tendulkar, a member of India’s Hindu majority, who advised him to “keep working hard.”
Cricket players from the religious minorities in India, which has a Hindu majority, have experienced such assaults before.
After India lost to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup last year, Muslim player Mohammed Shami came under attack.
After losing to Pakistan on Monday and then Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Dubai, India’s chances of making the Sunday, Asia Cup final are all but gone.
Pakistan will eliminate India and take on Sriz? Lanka in the final on Sunday if they defeat Afghanistan later on Wednesday.
