Former England cricketer and Fox Sports commentator Isha Guha has apologized for Jasprit Bumrah's racial remarks. Isha used the term primate for Bumrah during commentary on the second day of the Gabba Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday, 15 December. Primate also means monkey. After this the matter started to get more serious and Isha apologized to Bumrah.
Esha Guha is the best female commentator right now. She is seen commentating on leagues, series and ICC tournaments around the world.
Isha Guha (second from left) is on the Fox Sports commentator panel for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Other commentators on the panel (from left) – Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee and Ravi Shastri.
I am sorry if my words hurt you- Isha Isha praised Bumrah at the Gabba the next day, calling him the 'most valuable primate'. After this, as soon as the third day's play started, Isha apologized. he said, “During the commentary on Sunday I used a word that has many meanings. First of all I apologize. If I said something wrong or hurt someone, I'm sorry.'
He continued, 'I respect everyone, if you listen to the full transcript of the commentary, you will see that I was praising the great players of India. I believe in equality. I was only talking about Bumrah's success and achievements. I may have used the wrong word for it, for which I apologize.'
Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is the highest wicket-taker in this series.
Isha entered international cricket at the age of 16 Isha Guha is a former England fast bowler. He made his debut in international cricket at the age of 16. Isha took 29 wickets in 8 Tests for England. Along with this, he took 101 wickets in 83 ODIs. Isha has taken 18 wickets in T20.
Isha made her international debut for England at the age of 16.
In the second match, there was an argument between Siraj and Head Before this match, there was an altercation between Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj and Australian batsman Travis Head during Australia's first innings of the second match. Head hit a six in Siraj's over, Siraj bowled him on the very next ball. Head then said something after which Siraj also said a few words and sent him off (signal to go out). Then Head said something to Siraj while leaving. Siraj also faced hooting from the Australian crowd after the over. The ICC awarded 1-1 demerit points to both the players. At the same time, Siraj was also fined 20% of the match fee.
The Monkeygate incident took place during the 2008 series Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds had a brawl during the Indian team's tour of Australia in 2007-08. The match was being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Symonds alleges that Bhajji called him a monkey. This phenomenon is called 'Monkeygate'. Symonds was batting in the Sydney Test. He had an altercation with Harbhajan Singh. Meanwhile, there was a heated discussion between the two. Symonds later alleged that Bhajji called him a monkey.
According to ICC rules this was a racial remark. Then the whole series was in jeopardy. A hearing was held in front of the match referee. Harbhajan has got a clean chit. Despite this, the issue is still raised occasionally.
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