5 controversial comments made by commentators on-air
Some of these commentators were also sacked for not following the code of conduct during their stint in the press box.
3. Sunil Gavaskar
Perhaps the most recent controversial statement which came ever from an on-air commentator has to be this one from Sunil Gavaskar. The former Indian cricketer is usually a highly respected personality in the fraternity, but his remarks on Virat Kohli during an IPL 2020 match dented his reputation big time.
This happened during the RCB vs KXIP match when Virat Kohli dropped two catches off KL Rahul’s willow. Gavaskar commented on air, “Inhone lockdown me to bas Anushka ki gendon ki practice ki hai” which translates to “He just practiced with Anushka’s balls in lockdown.” KL Rahul went on to add 40-odd runs after those dropped catches and RCB lost the game badly.
Media houses came down very harsh on this and went on to criticize the commentator for this quite badly. Sunil Gavaskar, however, is yet to make a proper comment on the same.
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