Overview
- Screenshots of Singh’s Snapchat reply to a critic spread Friday, drawing a new wave of anger after he wrote, “What have you done for Punjab… people who still ask family for chips and cold drink money are now advising me.”
- The flare-up follows a pre-match video in which he addressed Tilak Varma as “andhere” or “dark one” and then contrasted teammate Naman Dhir as the “real glow of Punjab” while calling another “fake.”
- An earlier Snapchat clip involving Gujarat Titans batter Sai Sudharsan also circulated, with Singh joking that his camera could not capture the player and that his lips were not visible.
- Former India spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan urged disciplinary action, saying Singh should be banned for the season and paid on a pro rata basis.
- Reporters note no official statement from either Singh or Punjab Kings so far, and the string of incidents has widened debate over standards for player behavior on personal social platforms.