Indian authorities summoned senior officials of the online website Wikipedia, also called the free encyclopedia after cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia bio was noticed by netizens. Following Arshdeep’s poor performance against arch-rival Pakistan, the cricketer is in hot water for leading his team to defeat
.The young cricketer is facing massive backlash from trolls and fans across India. However, some people defended his poor performance calling it a bad day that every sportsman has to go through.
Earlier on Monday, the Indian newspaper Economic Times reported that Indian authorities will question Wikipedia to investigate how the online site claimed that Arshdeep Singh previously played for Khalistan Squad, a name used by Sikh separatist group struggling for a free and sovereign state.