Amitabh Bachchan faces Twitter fury over apparent dig at Harsha Bhogle, commentators
Mumbai: Legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has always been an ardent follower of cricket. However, the 65-year-old actor recently caused a stir on Twitter by venting his anger on ‘biased commentary’ following India’s opening win over South Africa in the first T20 on Sunday.
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“T 2619 - INDIA wins first T20 against SoAf .. brilliant play .. loved the aggression .. and loved the bias commentating .. keep doing that please ..coz' every time you do that we WIN handsomely !,” he tweeted a couple of hours after the match.
T 2619 - INDIA wins first T20 against SoAf .. brilliant play .. loved the aggression .. and loved the bias commentating .. keep doing that please ..coz' every time you do that we WIN handsomely ! pic.twitter.com/q3cES8Q772
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) February 18, 2018
Following this, Twitteratti slammed the actor, with one of them even terming Bhogle as the ‘best commentator’.
Uncle Since ur a senior, u think u always have right to say anything about anyone. As usual You continue to spit venom about @bhogleharsha but he will remain one of the bestest commentator after Tony Greig.
— Younus Mohammad (@Younus4frndz) February 18, 2018
If your indication is towards @bhogleharsha then you need to work on your knowledge of the game.
— burhan (@burhanqutub) February 18, 2018
We should enjoy the game. I don't know what's your problem with commentators. They have to be neutral, god knows why you keep calling them biased. Does any commentator criticise your acting? Why you keep intervening in their profession?@sanjaymanjrekar @bhogleharsha @amolsurwase
— Gajanan Gosavi (@imgajanang) February 18, 2018
Back in 2016, Bachchan had hit back at Indian commentators following the Men in Blue’s thrilling victory over Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20.
T 2184 - With all due respects, it would be really worthy of an Indian commentator to speak more about our players than others all the time.
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
Soon after that match, the then-captain MS Dhoni had also retweeted to the veteran actor’s tweet.
Nothing to add https://t.co/8rBel3vw4o
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) March 23, 2016
Virat Kohli’s men will look to clinch the T20 series against JP Duminy-led South Africa when the two teams face-ff in Centurion for the second match on Wednesday. In the first match, they had eased to a 28-run win in Johannesburg.
