Rajasthan Royals (RR) registered a close 5-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 to consolidate their spot in the top two on the points table. Rajasthan Royals (RR) is now set to finish second and will have two shots at reaching the final of the tournament.
It was a brilliant all-round performance by the Royals, as they managed to restrict CSK on a moderate total of 150 runs despite a fiery knock of 93 runs off 57 balls from Moeen Ali before Yashasvi Jaiswal and R Ashwin shone with the bat to take them over the line comfortably in the run chase.
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While the all-around performance of R Ashwin stole the show, the match was also marred with controversy after legendary Indian cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar make a distasteful remark on RR batter Shimron Hetmyer and his wife. RR welcomed back Hetmyer against CSK after he traveled back home for the birth of his first child and missed the last couple of games for his team.
As Hetmyer arrived in the middle during RR’s run chase, Sunil Gavaskar made a shocking remark in the commentary box, inviting flak from all corners. While on air, Gavaskar said, “Hetmyer’s wife delivered; will Hetmyer deliver for the Royals now?” And, soon after fans on social media slammed him for making such a statement. Notably, Shimron Hetmyer failed to do much on his comeback.
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Although Shimron Hetmyer did hit a fine boundary down the ground, the swashbuckling batter fell prey to the leg-spinner Prashant Solanki while trying to smash a six. But, his teammate Ravichandran Ashwin played a stunning knock to take his team over the line. Here is a look at how fans reacted to Gavskar’s distasteful comment for Hetmyer and his wife:
Sunil Gavaskar: "Hetmyer's wife delivered, will he deliver now?"
I don't even know how to react 👀 #IPL2022
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) May 20, 2022
'So' called legend Sunil gavaskar some words during commentary today-: "Now Hetmyer's wife has delievered, now he has to deliver today". Are you kidding me?? These are the words of a commentator who is commentating in world's best league. That's Pathetic.
— casanova (@Divvvyanshu) May 20, 2022
What was that comment from Sunil Gavaskar??
Such a shameless guy he is🫥( Shimron's wife delivered Can he deliver for royals) – Sunil Gavaskar
He should be banned from commentary.#RRvsCSK #sunilgavaskar #CricketLive #hetmyer
— Mayank Sharma (@_mayank_pandat) May 20, 2022
The cringe from Gavaskar on commentary – "Hetmyer's wife delivered, the question is will he deliver now". Wow! #CSKvsRR #IPL2022
— Puneet (@RidikulusMuggle) May 20, 2022
