Published 12:12 IST, September 26th 2020

Zareen Khan slams Sunil Gavaskar for his 'distasteful' comment against Anushka Sharma

Actress Zareen Khan has slammed the legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar for his distasteful comments against Anushka Sharma on-air on Thursday night

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Actress Zareen Khan has lashed out at Sunil Gavaskar for inappropriate comments on-air during Dream11 IPL 2020 league match between Bangalore and Punjab on Thursday night. Gavaskar h passed some unsavory comments about Virat Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma for Indian skipper's underperformance. While former cricketer was heavily slammed on social media for it, some even urged BCCI to remove him from panel. Actress Zareen Khan lashed out at Sunil Gavaskar for his comments on-air during Dream11 IPL 2020 league match between

Indian skipper h a forgettable day on field as he dropped his opposite number, KL Rahul, twice during backend of Punjab's innings. Rahul ended up scoring a match-winning 132. 

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'It’s high time, don’t you think?': Zareen Khan

Taking to micro-blogging site, Housefull 2 actress wrote that making such a distasteful comment on Virat Kohli regarding his better half does t suit someone of his stature. She n reminded Gavaskar that as a cricketer, even batting legend should be aware of good and b days. actress n wondered wher his spouse was ever accused if he did t perform well on field. 

Hate Story 3 star concluded by saying she does t remember  Anushka Sharma being praised for all great on-field performances of Kohli. 

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Meanwhile, Bangalore skipper did t have a good day with bat as well as he could only man one run from five deliveries. 

RE: Anushka Sharma Shames Sunil Gavaskar For Accusing Her Over Virat Kohli; Demands He Explain

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Sunil Gavaskar's distasteful comments on-air

This happened when Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli h come out to bat in 3rd over when his team was struggling at 4/2 during ir run chase of 207. 

Sunil Gavaskar remarked, "He (Virat Kohli) kws that he can improve by practicing harder. During lockdown, he only practised on Anushka's bowling which is evident from a video that I saw. But that is t going to be eugh."

Terming his remarks as "distasteful", Anushka Sharma questioned Gavaskar on his rationale behind making such a comment. On Instagram, she urged him to respect private lives of cricketers and stop dragging her into cricket. Sultan actor also lamented that her name was used to comment on Virat Kohli's performance. 

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17:13 IST, September 25th 2020