Cricketing fraternity comes out in support of Arshdeep over dropped catch backlash

Story by ATV | Posted by Nakul Shivani | Date 05-09-2022

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The cricketing fraternity has come out strongly in support of India's young left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh over his dropped catch of Pakistan batsman Asif Ali, who went on to apply the finishing touches for Pakistan in their successful chase of 182 in a thrilling Super Four match on Sunday.

In the third ball of the 18th over, with Pakistan needing 32 runs off 15 balls, Ali had slog-swept off leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi. But he got a thick top-edge, which flew towards short third man. Arshdeep, stationed there, put down the sitter as the ball went through his hands.

If Arshdeep had taken the catch, Ali would have been out for a duck.

Eventually, Arshdeep trapped Ali lbw in the final over with a pin-point yorker. But by then, he had made 16 runs off eight balls.

With two needed off the last two balls, Pakistan won it as Iftikhar Ahmed got the needed runs with a drive down the ground.

Even before the run was completed, Arshdeep had flicked out the bails at the non-striker's end in disappointment.

His team-mates ran in to pat his back and console him after the match ended, where Arshdeep had figures of 1/27 in 3.5 overs.

Unsurprisingly, he was viciously trolled on social media due to dropping Ali's catch and it led many people in the cricketing world to tweet out in support of him.

Among the first ones to come out in his support on twitter was his IPL franchise.