Punjab leaders back Arshdeep trolled for dropping catch in India-Pakistan match
The Hindu
Arshdeep could not hold onto a relatively easy catch of Pakistan batsman Asif Ali in the 18th over
Several Punjab leaders including Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh, who is a former cricketer, on September 5 came out in support of fast bowler Arshdeep Singh who was brutally trolled on social media for dropping a catch in an India-Pakistan match in Dubai.
Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer spoke to Arshdeep's mother Baljit Kaur over the phone and told her Punjab and the whole country were with him.
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"Victory or defeat is given in game. @arshdeepsinghh is upcoming star who carved out niche in short span. Performed excellent against Pakistan. Regressive psyche to troll him on drop of just a catch. Arshdeep is future of Nation. Inspiration for youth. Hate has no place in sports," Mr. Hayer said in a tweet.
Pakistan won the Super 4 Asia Cup encounter on Sunday by five wickets. Arshdeep could not hold onto a relatively easy catch of Pakistan batsman Asif Ali in the 18th over.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha, former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, State Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa and BJP leader Manjinder Sirsa issued a statement backing the 23-year-old fast bowler.
A social media campaign #IStandWithArshdeep also started on Twitter in support of the left-armer.
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