Former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman has being criticised on social media for his sexist comments on air during the second ODI between England and Sri Lanka on Thursday. After being criticised, he apologizes on-air on Sunday. He has become a new on-air commentator during the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand last month.<\/p>\n
Dinesh Karthik received much flak on Twitter for drawing comparisons between bats and neighbour\u2019s wife during Sri Lanka\u2019s white-ball tour of England. He said, \u201cBatsmen and not liking bats, they go hand in hand. Most of the batters don\u2019t seem to like their bats. They either like another person\u2019s bat. Bats are like a neighbour\u2019s wife. They always feel better.\u201d After three days, he returned to the Sky Sports commentary box for the third ODI and apologizes on the same platform for his comment.<\/p>\n
The former KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) captain said, \u201cI want to apologize for what happened last game. It\u2019s not really what I intended. I just got it all wrong. I apologize to everybody. It\u2019s definitely not the right thing to say. I got a lot of stick from my wife and my mom for saying that. I am sorry that it shouldn\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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