Yuvraj's 21-ball 11 sucked the momentum out of India's innings on Sunday and some unruly fans pelted stones at the all-rounder's residence in Chandigarh.
Bollywood though took to social media to extend their support to the left-hander, who was instrumental in getting two World Cups to India -- the 2007 T20 title and the 50-over trophy in 2011.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan wrote on his blog, "Ok .... So we lost to Sri Lanka in the World Cup final T20 tonight .. Yes disappointed, but proud of our team and our boys for reaching the final, against the best teams in the world .. It was just not our day and the better team won...Congratulations to Sri Lanka, who played really well .."
Director Madhur Bhandarkar also voiced his support for the out-of-form player, tweeting: "Who are these idiots who are pelting stones just because we lost a game? Have we forgotten it was @YUVSTRONG12 who won us both d World Cups?"
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Dino Morea also tweeted in support of Yuvi, writing: "REALLY?? These people need to grow a BRAIN. PLAIN STUPID."
"Wow, INDIA wins a Final, we put them so High up on a Pedestal, INDIA looses, and we rip them apart. Guys it's a sport, win some, loose some."
Earlier, Yuvraj had found support from retired icon Sachin Tendulkar and his Punjab teammate and friend Harbhajan Singh, who urged fans to not be bitter about just "one bad day".