Gavaskar Stirs Controversy With Anushka Remark During Commentary

Sunil Gavaskar faces the heat after dragging the name of Anushka Sharma while talking about her husband.

Sunil Gavaskar’s comments during the IPL broadcast of Thursday’s match between Royals Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab have landed the Indian cricketing legend in a bit of a soup.

In an attempt to criticise Virat Kohli’s form and preparation for the IPL, Gavaskar made a comment about how, during lockdown, Kohli was only spotted playing cricket with his wife Anushka, referring to a video that went viral in May where the couple were seen playing a friendly game of cricket on the rooftop of their apartment in Mumbai.

Here is the said video clip, where Gavaskar was part of the Hindi commentary team: