The Coronavirus  has now become the source for scores of people losing their jobs in just months of this virus being discovered. 

The necessity of staying at home in order to practice social distancing and help the world get over this crisis as efficiently as possible, has brought the global economy to shambles.

While people belonging to the middle class are finding it difficult to keep up with their livelihood, others with an even weaker economic background, are completely dependent on donations, charities and the provisions made available by their government. 

Delhi: Army Wives Welfare Association has prepared 2500 food packets for migrant labourers. The packets will be handed over to government representatives in Delhi Cantt today. pic.twitter.com/3ijlBBKTpW

â ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2020

Keeping the same in mind, former Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh  and Harbhajan Singh decided to put out a couple of tweets to encourage their followers to look beyond their national boundaries and support former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridiâs NGO, Shahid Afridi Foundation.

Hereâs what the cricketers posted online: 

Harbhajan Singh:

The world is passing through extremely testing and unprecedented times.Letâs do our bit to help @SAfridiOfficial @SAFoundationN doing gr8 work plz join hands with them nd contribute what ever u can https://t.co/t9OvfEPp79 for covid19 @wasimakramlive @YUVSTRONG12 @shoaib100mph pic.twitter.com/sB2fxCAQqY

â Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 29, 2020

âThe world is passing through extremely testing and unprecedented times.Letâs do our bit to help @SAfridiOfficial @SAFoundationN doing gr8 work plz join hands with them nd contribute what ever u can http://donatekarona.com for covid19 @wasimakramlive @YUVSTRONG12 @shoaib100mph,â he wrote.

Yuvraj Singh:

These are testing times, itâs time to lookout for each other specially the ones who are lesser fortunate. Lets do our bit, I am supporting @SAfridiOfficial & @SAFoundationN in this noble initiative of covid19. Pls donate on https://t.co/yHtpolQbMx #StayHome @harbhajan_singh pic.twitter.com/HfKPABZ6Wh

â yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 31, 2020

âThese are testing times, itâs time to lookout for each other specially the ones who are lesser fortunate. Lets do our bit, I am supporting @SAfridiOfficial & @SAFoundationN in this noble initiative of covid19. Pls donate on http://donatekarona.com #StayHome @harbhajan_singh,â wrote the former India all-rounder.

Happy with the kind of support shown by two great Indian stars of their time, Afridi personally thanked Yuvi and Bhajji for their seamless support to his cause in a tweet of his own:

Thank you for all you support-both yourself & my brother @harbhajan_singh are huge pillars of support; this bond we have shows love & peace transgresses borders when it comes to humanity especially. Best wishes to you with your noble endeavours with @YOUWECAN #DonateKaroNa https://t.co/IVhqywdl3q

â Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) March 31, 2020

âThank you for all you support-both yourself & my brother @harbhajan_singh are huge pillars of support; this bond we have shows love & peace transgresses borders when it comes to humanity especially. Best wishes to you with your noble endeavours with @YOUWECAN  #DonateKaroNa,â wrote the Pakistani athlete.

However, not all the followers of the two Indian cricketers were as enthusiastic about donating to Afridiâs cause as their idols. Instead, they used a hashtag: #SHAMEONYUVIBHAJJI to show their rage against them for this âshameful actâ:

Extremely sad to see this. U have lost all the respect @harbhajan_singh .. everything. He breaks his TV bcoz his wife was watching programs with hindu rituals. He hates india and indian army. U have done a shameful act. https://t.co/6lTKXAtjvw

â Shailendra Singh (@shaksingh) March 31, 2020

They were even called âabsolute jerksâ.

From being our heroes to being an absolute jerk.!#ShameOnYuviBhajji #COVID #Covid19India pic.twitter.com/yd6XZbzlWO

â SilentLucidity (@ineyhathakur) March 31, 2020

One of the users even asked if they were even Indians or not: 

Are you Indian or a Pakistani ?

â Keep Smiling (@upma23) March 31, 2020

What do you think about this whole situation? Did the Indian cricketers deserve such treatment? Let us know in the comments section.

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