Bristol: Dinesh Karthik, who had recently embraced the commentator’s role apologised on-air for a sexist comment he had made during his commentary duty for the 2nd ODI between England and Sri Lanka.
Karthik conceded that it was certainly not the right thing to say and assured of better choice of words during commentary in the future.
The 36-year-old had made an unpleasant comment during the 2nd ODI between England and Sri Lanka on Thursday and received criticism from the people on Twitter.
The wicketkeeper-batsman had drew parallels between cricket bats and the ‘neighbours wife’ while commentating on the game.
While commenting on a passage of play where an England batsman was trying out a bat from the opposition’s balcony, Dinesh Karthik said: “Batsmen and not liking bats, they go hand in hand. Most of the batters don’t seem to like their bats. They either like another person’s bat. Bats are like a neighbour’s wife. They always feel better.”
The India wicketkeeper used the same platform to apologise for his comments. Karthik has been part of Sky Sports’ commentary panel for the limited-overs series in England.
“I want to apologise for what happened last game. It’s not really what I intended. I just got it all wrong. I apologise to everybody. It’s definitely not the right thing to say,” Karthik said while being on-air during the 3rd ODI on Sunday.
“I got a lot of stick from my wife and my mum for saying that. I am really sorry that it shouldn’t happen again,” he added.
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