Sachin speaks up

SACHIN TENDULKAR called on Indians to keep sport “free from personal attacks” after a Sikh player from the national team suffered a torrent of online abuse for dropping a catch in a match against Pakistan.

Most of the vitriol directed against Arshdeep Singh, after he dropped an easy catch at a crucial moment in the Asia Cup clash, focused on the fact that he is from India’s Sikh minority.

There were also large numbers of tweets supporting him.

Former player Tendulkar tweeted on Tuesday that all “athletes representing the country give their best and play for the nation always. They need our constant support & remember, that in sports you win some & you lose some. Let’s keep cricket or any other sport free from personal attacks,” he wrote.