Sunil Gavaskar brutally trolled for his distasteful comment on Shimron Hetmyer

Xtra Time Web Desk: Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar once again found himself in the middle of controversy for his on-air remarks. Gavaskar made a distasteful comment on Rajasthan Royals’ batter Shimron Hetmyer during the IPL game against Chennai Super Kings on Friday. Gavaskar’s comment did not go down well with netizens.

What did Sunil Gavaskar say about the cricketer from Guyana?  He was heard saying during commentary, “Hetmyer’s wife delivered; will Hetmyer deliver for the Royals now?”

The Caribbean cricketer had left the Rajasthan Royals bubble a few days back to attend the birth of his first child.

Fans on social media lashed out at Gavaskar for making such a statement. In fact, several followers of the game even urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to ban him from commentating.

This is not the first occasion when Gavaskar’s on-air comments ignited a controversy. During IPL 2020, the legendary cricketer took Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma’s name while talking about the batter’s performance.

Here are some of the comments on Twitter: