Indian cricketer Navdeep Saini recently shared a video of him sitting on a Harley Davidson while doing a 1990’s classic burnout with the bike’s rear tyre, while pulling a 1990’s classic rockstar attire - going shirtless.

In the video, the Team India pacer could be seen bare-chested and in the middle of field, covered in a cloud of dust within seconds of throttling on his ride’s engine and letting the machine create all the mess around him.

Accompany me on my bike to feel the fear @harleydavidson pic.twitter.com/iosa8wS2ya

— Navdeep Saini (@navdeepsaini96) May 30, 2021

And regardless of the fact that the 28-year old has one of the best athletic bodies among the Men in Blue, he ended up receiving some negative and outright brutal comments on the micro-blogging website as the trolls had themselves a field day.

Harley Davidson ki izzat khatam kar di. Harley chalane ke liye personality chahiye, kabootar nahi.

— Mayank Jindal (TC) (@MJ_007Club) May 30, 2021

Maine socha pichle saal pace dekh ke ye steyn Jaisa banega. Lekin bhai ye tho male dinchak Pooja nikhala

— Ash (@Ashwasmaran) May 30, 2021

Those who asking chapri kon hotey hai so here you gooo "DEKH LO"

— Pranjul Sharma (@SharmaaJie) May 30, 2021

free ka powder lgvaane ki ninja technique

— sagar (@sagrdp11) May 30, 2021

Then there were the ‘eco-friendly warriors’ who slammed him for polluting the environment by suspending dust in the air just to get a randy video for the social media. It was also a sarcastic dig at how a few of the Indian cricketers show their protest against fire-crackers during festivals like Diwali but when it comes to being environmentally conscious, they simply forget their own ‘values’.

Itna dust and pollution 🤲

— Aditi. (@Sassy_Soul_) May 30, 2021

Meanwhile environmentalists pic.twitter.com/zYgWb9Thx8

— मेरा CM नल्ला है (@CheapMinister) May 30, 2021

Someone from Environment team please check is this allowed as pollution level might get high due to this..if this was done by any normal.person tab kya allowed tha

— Ajay Roy Choudhary (@ajayroyjamshedp) May 30, 2021

Yes we expose every bollywood celebrity because they have problem with diwali and firecrackers. Maybe this year diwali he will also tweet just like @imVkohli.
This issue is not related to their commitment towards indian cricket. Both issues are different.

— Om (@amanmisra3) May 30, 2021

Saini has had a love-hate relationship with the fans of the Indian cricket team for a while now. While his performance and consistency remains a huge topic of discussion in terms of whether a fan likes him or not, his Test cricket debut against the Australians and that too on foreign soil, was received positively by his critics.

The fact that the pacer continued to bowl for his side during the fourth and final match of the Border Gavaskar trophy at the Gabba, despite getting injured on the very first day, also added to his character as a professional cricketer who loved to represent his country at such a grand platform, especially during such a historic cricketing campaign for India.

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"Ajinkya bhaiya asked me If I would be able to bowl with the injury, I just had to say yes," Saini told news agency PTI.

"I was fine and suddenly I got injured. I was wondering 'why it is happening in such a crucial game and have got the opportunity to play after a long time'.

"I just wished if could keep going with that injury and support my team. I knew I might not get a stage like that again. Captain asked me if I could do it. I was in pain but said I would do with whatever I could," he added.

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