'Making nonsense statements for likes': Ankur Warikoo slammed for remark on Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw made the headlines for the right reasons on Wednesday as he hit a blazing 244 in just 153 balls for Northamptonshire in their One-Day Cup match against Somerset in Northampton. Shaw hit a mammoth 28 fours and 11 sixes during his epic knock in England as he made a mockery of the bowlers. Shaw reached his century in 81 balls and then went berserk as he completed the next 100 runs in just 48 balls to register the score. 

3 things you need to know

• Prithvi Shaw hit 244 runs in just 153 balls for Northamptonshire in One-Day Cup 
• The Delhi Capitals batsman hit 28 fours and 11 sixes
• Youtuber Ankur Warikoo commented on his knock with a sarcastic remark

After an awful IPL 2023 season where he scored just 106 runs in eight matches for Delhi Capitals, Shaw has kickstarted his journey in England with a bang as he hit the second List-A double hundred in his career. Shaw has faced a lot of criticism for his performances on the pitch and his fitness but the Delhi Capitals batsman has given a befitting reply to his crictics.

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He is now only the 3rd cricketer in the history of the tournament to register a double hundred. Earlier Kent's Ollie Robinson and Sussex's Ali Orr registered a score of 206 runs each which was the highest individual score in the tournament last season.

Youtuber Ankur Warikoo faces the wrath of netizens over Prithvi Shaw comment

However, Youtuber Ankur Warikoo, who has a decent following on the internet, decided to comment on Shaw's century with a sarcastic comment. Warikoo said, 'Bet his mom thinks “patla ho gaya hai," on a photo of Shaw celebrating his century.

However, Warikoo was quickly reminded that Prithvi lost his mother when he was four. This statement of Warikoo has landed him in a soup as he was slammed for his insensitive comments on the Indian cricketer. 

Warikoo quickly realised his mistake as he posted an apology on Twitter for his comments for Shaw. 

"I realize my mistake after people's responses. This pic is of Prithvi Shaw's who lost his mother at the age of 4. Which makes my post extremely insensitive and not something I am proud of. In an attempt to invoke my mom's natural reaction to my fitness levels in my 20s, I made a horrible mistake. Prithvi Shaw, I do not expect you to read this or least of all forgive me. But it is my responsibility to apologize for this. I am truly sorry. For clarification - I do not follow cricket actively, so I was not aware of Prithvi (beyond his name). Would have acted differently was I aware of him and his history. PS: Not deleting this, so that this continues to act as a reminder to me," Warikoo said in a statement.