London: Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has started his commentary career with Sky Sports. He was first seen commentating during the World Test Championship Final (WTC Final). His recent comments during the second ODI between England and Sri Lanka caused quite a ruckus on social media.
He was on air on Sky Sports while England were chasing 242. He made a controversial statement that the neighbor’s wife “always feels better”.
Karthik was reportedly talking about how batsmen don’t like their own bats. “Batters don’t like bats and bats – they go hand in hand. Most batsmen don’t like their bat. They either like the other person’s bat or… Bats are like neighbour’s wife, they always feel better We do.”
Have a look what Dinesh Karthik said:
Former Middlesex captain Isabelle Westbury referred to Karthik’s wife and India badminton player Dipika Pallikkal and taunted Karthik for her statements:
Some took a jibe at Kartik’s comments, here are some funny ones:
Dinesh Karthik has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 32 T20 matches for India. Many fans slammed him for such comments. Take a look at some of the tweets that targeted Kartik:
Many people on Twitter have described Karthik’s comment as ‘sexist’. What do you think about the whole incident? Do you think any action should be taken against Kartik or it can be passed? Tell us in the comments!
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Dinesh Karthik likens ‘neighbor’s wife’ to cricket bat during commentary
London: Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has started his commentary career with Sky Sports. He was first seen commentating during the World Test Championship Final (WTC Final). His recent comments during the second ODI between England and Sri Lanka caused quite a ruckus on social media.
He was on air on Sky Sports while England were chasing 242. He made a controversial statement that the neighbor’s wife “always feels better”.
Karthik was reportedly talking about how batsmen don’t like their own bats. “Batters don’t like bats and bats – they go hand in hand. Most batsmen don’t like their bat. They either like the other person’s bat or… Bats are like neighbour’s wife, they always feel better We do.”
Have a look what Dinesh Karthik said:
Former Middlesex captain Isabelle Westbury referred to Karthik’s wife and India badminton player Dipika Pallikkal and taunted Karthik for her statements:
Some took a jibe at Kartik’s comments, here are some funny ones:
Dinesh Karthik has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 32 T20 matches for India. Many fans slammed him for such comments. Take a look at some of the tweets that targeted Kartik:
Many people on Twitter have described Karthik’s comment as ‘sexist’. What do you think about the whole incident? Do you think any action should be taken against Kartik or it can be passed? Tell us in the comments!
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