Our desi Hockey players are going western ways, following David Beckham and Craig Chappell in showing middle finger to the audience.
Prabhjot Singh, who had gone to the mixed zone to interact with the newspersons, suddenly showed his middle finger to the booing fans. Crowd booed the players after India lost to Argentina 2-4 to finish eighth in the 12-team Hockey World Cup. As the Indian players came for the post-match presentation at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, some fans started to abuse players. Minutes later, Captain Rajpal Singh and Prabhjot rushed to argue with the spectators on the other side of the fencing. Security men rushed in and brought the situation under control.
A furious Greg Chappell showed his middle finger to the Kolkata media and people when he was asked questions about his failure as a Cricket Indian Coach.
David Beckham sparked huge controversy when he flipped the middle finger at England fans after the team’s 3-2 defeat against Portugal at the Euro 2000 in Holland.