Young Team India pacer Arshdeep Singh was brutally trolled on social media after losing to arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets in the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 match on Sunday (September 4). Arshdeep dropped a simple catch from Pakistan batsman Asif Ali, who turned the game on his side in a tense end.
The Punjab Kings left-arm pacer managed to redeem himself by dismissing Asif Ali in the final over of the innings, but the damage was already done by him. The dropped catch happened in the 18th over of the innings when Asif Ali dropped Ravi Bishnoi’s delivery only for Arshdeep Singh to slip through his fingers.
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#ArshdeepSingh Trolls fiercely on social media for dropping Asif Ali’s catch in Super-4 match #Asia Cup, pic.twitter.com/AGRIoLTWYt
— The Ink & Paper (@theinkandpaper) 4 September 2022
India took control of the competition after dismissing Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Nawaz, who snatched the game from Rohit’s side. Ali’s wicket would have sealed India’s victory, with Arshdeep’s drop turning out to be the turning point.
Asif Ali took full advantage of the opportunity and along with Iftikhar Ahmed scored 19 runs off Bhuvneshwar Kumar to almost seal the match. Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh supported Arshdeep Singh and shut down the trolls on social media.
“Stop criticizing young @arshdeepsingh no one deliberately drops catches.. we are proud of our india boys.. pakistan played better .. shame on people who say cheap things on this platform by our own people Letting go of boxing Arsh and team.. Arsh is gold,” Harbhajan tweeted.
stop criticizing youth @arshdeepsingh No one deliberately drops catches.. We are proud of our boys.. Pakistan played well.. Shame on people who humiliate our own people by saying cheap things on this platform.. Arsh is gold..
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 4 September 2022
Following his team’s five-wicket loss to Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 Super Four clash, Virat Kohli uttered some strong words of support for young pacer Arshdeep Singh, who dropped a crucial catch in the 18th over of the match. was.
“Even when I played my first match against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, I played a bad shot and got out. Anyone can make a mistake under pressure. It is natural to feel bad. The team atmosphere is good now, credit goes to the management and the captain. So one must admit one’s mistake, address it and look forward to getting into that pressure situation once again,” Kohli said in a post-match press conference on Sunday.