‘Not Cool…’: Harbhajan Singh Slammed For His ‘Sexist’ Comment On Anushka Sharma-Athiya Shetty

World Cup 2023: A shocking video from the World Cup 2023 match between India and Australia, featuring Hindi commentators has gone viral on social media and has grabbed attention for all the wrong reasons.

The commentators, including Harbhajan Singh, were caught on camera making what was considered to be 'sexist' comments about Bollywood actresses Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty, who were present at the stadium.

HARBHAJAN SINGH MAKES SEXIST COMMENT ON ANUSHKA & ATHIYA

The video shows the commentators discussing the match, and when the camera shifts to Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty in the stands at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Harbhajan Singh can be heard making a remark that has been deemed 'misogynistic.'

He can be heard saying, "Aur yeh main soch raha tha ki baat cricket ki ho rahi hai ya filmon ki. Kyunki cricket ke barein mein toh janta nahi kitni samajh hogi (And I was thinking whether the conversation is happening about cricket or films. Because I am not sure how much understanding they have about cricket)." Check out the video.

@harbhajan_singh What do you mean that the ladies understand cricket or not?? Please apologise immediately. @AnushkaSharma@theathiyashetty@klrahul@imVkohli#INDvsAUSfinal #INDvAUS #ICCWorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/8gKlG8WvJP

— Arunodaya Singh (@ArunodayaSingh3) November 19, 2023

NETIZENS REACT TO HARBHAJAN SINGH'S COMMENT ON ANUSHKA & ATHIYA

A user wrote, "Typical Harbhajan Singh L. Disgrace as a person. "Filmo ki baat ho rahi hogi ya cricket ki- Pata nahi cricket ki kitni samaj hogi. Pathetic." Another user wrote, "Ye hindi commentary ki den h, worst commentator i have ever heard." "The commentator just said "yeh baatein bhi pata nahi kya hori hogi because cricket ki toh pata nahi kitni samajh hogi" when anushka and athiya were shown on screen chatting and it's the most disgusting thing I have ever heard," read one more comment.

One more user said, "Hindi commentators openly mocking #anushkasharma on her understanding of cricket. Hum kab sudhrenge bhai, woh sirf Anushka nahi hai, she's wife of #ViratKohli, who has created history recently and mocking someone while so many people watching is absolutely ridiculous."

Meanwhile, Anushka and Athiya were present at the stadium to support their husbands, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul respectively, who were playing in the match. Tell us your thoughts on Harbhajan Singh's statement in the comments below.

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