Anushka Sharma sends out a message to veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar after his
remark on Virat Kohli’s performance during the IPL game last night. Sunil
Gavaskar's was referring to a viral video showing Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma
playing on a building terrace during the lockdown. Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar
on Friday found himself in the midst of a controversy for remarks about Virat
Kohli and his wife actor Anushka Sharma in his commentary during an IPL match.
“It’s 2020 and things still don’t change for me. When will I stop getting
dragged into cricket and stop being used to pass sweeping statements?” Sharma
said.
In the commentary box, Gavaskar had said: “Ab joh lockdown tha to sirf Anushka
ki bowling ki practice ki unhone, wo video dekhi hai (reference to a viral
video), usse to kuch nahi hona hai (During the recent lockdown he only
practised to Anushka’s bowling, I saw a video. But that is not going to be
enough).
Gavaskar was referring to a video clip that went viral after it was
posted on a Kohli fan page. In the video, Kohli can be seen bowling to Anushka
before taking to the stumps. The video then shows Anushka bowling to him.
Gavaskar’s remark, however, did not go down well with Kohli’s fans, with some
urging the BCCI to remove him from the commentary panel.
Reacting to
Gavaskar’s comment, Anushka Sharma posted on instagram: “Mr. Gavaskar your
message is distasteful is a fact but I would love for you to explain why you
thought of making such a sweeping statement on a wife accusing her for her
husband’s game? I am sure over the years you have respected the private lives
of every cricketer while commentating on the game. ” Gavaskar’s remarks were
during an IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI
Punjab (KXIP) .
Kohli dropped his KXIP counterpart KL Rahul twice — once in
the 17th over at deep square-leg when he was batting on 83 and then again in
the 18th over when he was on 89. The KXIP skipper then went on to shatter a
few record on the way to a 69-ball 132 — the highest scored by an Indian in an
IPL game. I don't find anything wrong said by sunil Gavaskar about @imVkohli
last night. He just mentioned he couldn't get opportunity to practice because
of lockdown.
