Wikipedia has restricted the web page of Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh after customers vandalised his web page and linked him to a Sikh separatist motion for dropping a catch in opposition to rival Pakistan in a match.

The wrongful edits on Singh’s Wikipedia web page had been eliminated “inside minutes” and enhancing entry to the article was restricted to “trusted customers” to forestall additional vandalism, mentioned a spokesperson for US-based nonprofit Wikimedia Basis, that operates the free on-line encyclopedia.

The 23-year-old Sikh bowler from India’s northern state of Punjab discovered himself going through extreme, hate-filled criticism after he dropped a catch within the important levels of a tense Asia Cup match between India-Pakistan on Sunday.