Sharma and Vihari later deleted their tweets soon after realising the blunder, but not before the screenshot of the tweets went viral.
India wrestler Priya Malik
India cricketers Ishant Sharma and Hanuma Vihari got trolled on Sunday after tweeting congratulatory messages to India wrestler Priya Malik, assuming she had won gold at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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In reality, Malik had bagged a gold medal at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Hungary. Malik defeated Belarusian, Kseniya Patapovich 5-0 in the final to claim the gold medal.
Sharma and Vihari later deleted their tweets soon after realising the blunder, but not before the screenshot of the tweets went viral.
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