Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh face backlash after voicing support to Shahid Afridi

India's cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh may have stuck more than a nerve when fans took to social media by storm following the duo's support for former skipper Shahid Afridi's foundation.  

Afridi had appealed for donations to help those affected by the novel coronavirus in the country which garnered overwhelming support from leading cricketers.

Meanwhile, Harbhajan, in a video message, urged followers to contribute for the noble cause, and called on other cricketers in the two countries to make similar appeals.

"These are testing times, it's time to look out for each other," Yuvraj wrote on Twitter.

Despite the positive gesture, which Afridi thanked, Indian Twitter users reacted with fury as Afridi was a vocal critic of India's handling the Kashmir dispute.

"Do you have any sense?" wrote one Twitter user. "Lost respect" for Harbhajan Singh, added another. "Sorry guys you lost it."

India and Pakistan have last played a bilateral cricket series since 2012-2013 and have since seen a new peak in tensions over Kashmir. 

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