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XtraTime Web Desk: Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh is in trouble as a video clip of him went viral on Tuesday where he was seen talking with Indian cricket team opener Rohit Sharma, in which he is alleged of making a casteist remark regarding Indian cricket team’s ace leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

The incident happened back in April during an Instagram live session between Rohit Sharma & Yuvraj Singh when the duo were discussing about Chahal’s TikTok videos. While referring to the latter’s TikTok obsession, Yuvi casually made a casteist slur. Now a small clip of the conversation is being widely shared and prompting calls for an apology.

While Rohit was laughing and pulling Chahal’s leg, Yuvraj used the derogatory term leading to an outrage on social media over his poor choice of words. On Tuesday morning, #YuvrajSinghMaafiMaango (#YuvrajSinghApologise) started trending on Twitter with almost 26,000 tweets with the hashtag.

Chahal has been an active TikTok user during the lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The spinner has been uploading videos with his family members and has also been making appearances in Instagram lives being held by  his teammates.

It’s  not the first time that the 38-year-old Yuvraj has faced criticism on social media. Almost a month ago, he was attacked on social media for supporting Shahid Afridi’s foundation, which only escalated after the former Pakistan cricketer made an anti-India speech in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Yuvraj later said he regretted supporting Afridi.