New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan was on Wednesday clearly upset with Indian commentators after MS Dhoni and co pulled off a miracle win against Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20 in Bengaluru.
Taking to social micro-blogging site Twitter, Big B said the Indian commentators were focusing more on other players instead of the Men in Blue.
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
@vajir I am so happy that you agree .. fed up ho gaye yaar .. !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
@raj20k yes !! jab dekho unki tareef karte rehte hain .. out unka batsman, aur uske liye dukh vyakt kar rahe hain .. arre .. hamari bowling
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
@gauravchawla cool .. but I mean its the limit yaar .. the way our players and our team always gets the wrong end .. this is just not on ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
@Harneetsin thank you .. i mean its just so annoying and frustrating .. just watch how other commentators of their own team commentate ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
@vmittra not just lack lustre .. simply biased .. always speaking and praising opposition .. !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
Bachchan's views were immediately endorsed by Team India skipper MS Dhoni.
Nothing to add https://t.co/8rBel3vw4o
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) March 23, 2016
Fans and followers of the duo then commenced a guessing game to figure out who the legendary actor's tweet was aimed at.
Bachchan claimed it was neither Sunil Gavaskar nor Sanjay Manjrekar. After these two names were ruled out, fans assumed the superstar was referring to Harsha Bhogle.
@AnthonyGoveas no not him not Sunil .. !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
@VikasAgarwalll @AnthonyGoveas no not him either ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
On Thursday, Bhogle took to social networking site Facebook to clear the air, responding to the criticism in a dignified manner.
While there is no clarity whether Bachchan's remark was aimed at Bhogle, the latter did send him a Direct Message on Twitter to offer a clarification.
According to Bhogle, the English commentary feed is aired to an international audience. Hence it is important for the anchor and experts to focus on all the teams participating in the tournament. Bhogle also informed in the detailed post that Hindi commentators had the luxury of covering all angles related to Indian cricketers as that feed was directed at a local audience.
I must confess to being a bit taken aback by the intensity of the criticism yesterday over the question of focussing...
Posted by Harsha Bhogle on Thursday, March 24, 2016
