FIFA World Cup 2018: Harbhajan Singh asks Indians to stop ‘playing Hindu Muslim’, learn from Croatia

Harbhajan Singh is known for speaking his mind about not only cricket but also social issues. The spinner on Sunday took a dig at the environment of communal disharmony in the country via FIFA World Cup 2018. 

The cricketer used Croatia's performance at FIFA World Cup 2018 to slam the reports of conflicts between members of Hindu and Muslim communities in the country. 

Taking to Twitter, Harbhajan Singh said that while Croatia, which has a population of just around 50 lakh, is playing the FIFA World Cup final, while we in India, with a population of 135 crore, are playing “Hindu Muslim”. 

He used a hashtag ‘soch badlo desh badlega (change your thinking, the country will change)’ to drive across the point.

लगभग 50 लाख की आबादी वाला देश क्रोएशिया फ़ुटबॉल वर्ल्ड कप का फाइनल खेलेगा
और हम 135 करोड़ लोग हिंदू मुसलमान खेल रहे है।#soch bdlo desh bdlega

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 15, 2018

Croatia finished runners up at the World Cup 2018 as France won 4-2 in a high-octane final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday.

FRANCE CHAMPION 2018 WORLD CUP @FIFAWorldCup GREAT TOURNAMENT

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 15, 2018

Croatia, a nation that came into existance in 1991, made its World Cup debut in 1998. They had reached the semifinal that year. 

This year, Croatia upset England 2-1 in FIFA World Cup semifinal to storm into the finals of the biggest sporting extravaganza.

Croatia beat Nigeria in their first Group D match and later defeted Lionel Messi's Argentina and Iceland. In round of 16, Croatia won against Denmark on penalties. They then stormed into semis by defeating Russia 4-3 on penalties in the quarterfinal clash.