Sunil Gavaskar slammed on social media for his 'distasteful comment' on Shimron Hetmyer's wife

Legendary former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was in the commentary box when Shimron Hetmyer came to bat in RR vs CSK clash and said something which did not go down well with fans on social media

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Rajasthan Royals fielded their best side vs Chennai Super Kings in their last match of the group stage as their power-hitter Shimron Hetmyer returned after the birth of his child. Hetmyer could not much with the bat. He scored 6 off 7 balls and got out. However, he was still in news. All thanks to a 'distasteful comment' made by Sunil Gavaskar in the commentary box. 

Gavaskar was in the commentary box when Hetmyer came to bat and said something which did not go down well with fans on social media. 

He said, "Hetmyer's wife delivered, will Hetmyer deliver for the Royals now?"

Many fans felt that it was an insult to Hetmyer and his wife. And that Gavaskar must think twice before cracking a joke as he seems to cross the line. What made it even worse is that, as per some fans, the commentators laughed after the joke. 

Not to forget, Gavaskar had been slammed earlier by none other than Virat Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma after she found that he attacked her for her husband's failure with the bat. Gavaskar had defended himself by saying that he did not mean to insult Anushka. This is second such instance when Gavaskar has been criticised for his choice of words in the commentary box. 

Sunil Gavaskar said, "Shimron Hetmyer's wife has delivered, will he deliver now for the Royals". — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 20, 2022

"Shimron Hetmyer's wife has delivered, will he deliver now for the Royals"

Gavaskar saab is that ageing patriarch of the family sitting 12 hrs a day on his arm-chair in the porch, cursing the kids playing cricket, not returning their tennis balls. — Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) May 21, 2022

Sunil Gavaskar said, "Shimron Hetmyer's wife has delivered, will he deliver now for the Royals".

After this everyone said to Sunil gavaskar.. __ ___ ____ __..#CSKvsRR #IPL2022 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/rc7bcNOoUJ — Durgesh Singh mertiya__ ___ (@MertiyaDurgesh) May 20, 2022

@rohangava9 "Shimron Hetmyer's wife has delivered, will he deliver now for the Royals".

Sunil Gavaskar such a shameless guy __ — Amit sood #SUPERFAMILY (@Amitsood326) May 20, 2022

Sunil Gavaskar is one of the worst and most shameless commentators around. He has no sense of reality and still living in the 80s making these crass jokes. He should be banned immediately. And please have a woman commentator in the booth so these old men can learn some respect. https://t.co/nEw7i92RPw — Himansh (@HimanshSingla_) May 20, 2022

Dedicated to Mr. Sunil Gavaskar - pic.twitter.com/gEKlEhE39a — Pallavi Anand (@PallaviSAnand) May 20, 2022

Hotstar should introduce feature of turning to english commentary when harbhajan is in commentary box and back to hindi when sunil gavaskar is on english commentary! — 71st When? (@Smarty22391464) May 13, 2022

Talking about the game, RR beat CSK by 5 wickets to cement their spot in the top 2 of the IPL 2022 playoffs. Batting first, CSK got off to a great start as Moeen Ali smashed 93 runs in quick time but other batter failed or struggled and they could eventually put up only 150 on the board. 

Desite a few hiccups, RR managed to cross the winning mark with 5 wickets in hand. R Ashwin, was an unlikely hero with the bat for RR, as he scored a quick unbeaten 40 batting at No 5 to take the team home. With the win, it is certain that RR will play Gujarat Titans in first Qualifier and even if they lose, they will have another go in second qialifier.