Former India batsman Virender Sehwag has landed in an enormous controversy as soon as once more for making a distasteful comment on air. Recognized for making controversial feedback, the legendary batsman took a swipe on the Jat group in his newest daring comment.
The previous cricketer is at the moment plying his commerce as a commentator for the continued Indian Premier League. He’s main the Haryanvi commentary panel within the match, and his feedback got here whereas he was busy commentating throughout a sport.
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Whereas talking to his fellow commentators, Virender Sehwag took a dig on the intelligence of the Jat group.
The previous opening batsman stated that though the Jat group of various states has completely different languages, they’re all the identical relating to intelligence, as he referred to as them ‘paidal’, implying a scarcity of intelligence.
“The Jats of Uttar Pradesh converse a distinct language, the Jats of Rajasthan converse one other, and the Jats of Haryana have their very own dialect too… however relating to intelligence, all are sluggish,” stated Virender Sehwag.
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On air Virendra Sehwag stated,
“Uttar Pradesh ke jat ki bhasha alag hain, Rajasthan ke jaat ki bhasha alag, Haryana ke jaat ki bhasha alag hain… lekin dimag se sare paidal hain.”🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/4USVudfsVV
— Nitish Bharadwaj (@HarUniversity) April 8, 2025
Whereas Virender Sehwag might need meant his remarks as a joke, it didn’t go down effectively with many. Quickly after he made the feedback, numerous social media customers slammed him for his remarks, calling them offensive and disrespectful. A number of customers additionally requested the previous cricketer to concern an apology.
Virender Sehwag’s glittering cricket profession:
Virender Sehwag is certainly one of India’s most adorned batsmen. He remained an integral member of the workforce throughout codecs for greater than a decade. Sehwag was a key member of the Indian workforce that received the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup.
He’s additionally the primary Indian batsman to attain a triple century in Checks and stays the one Indian to attain two triple tons within the longest format of the sport. He additionally scored a double century within the 50-over format. General, Sehwag performed 104 Checks, 251 ODIs, and 19 T20Is for India in his illustrious profession.
Speaking in regards to the ongoing IPL season, Sehwag’s former workforce, Delhi Capitals, are at the moment on the high of the factors desk with 3 wins from as many video games. They’re adopted by Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Punjab Kings within the high 4.