Dinesh Karthik | Dinesh Karthik apologised for neighbor wife comment England vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Dinesh Karthik apologized for ‘neighbor’s wife’ comment, said – my mother and wife have done enough…

India wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik started his new innings as a commentator in the final of the India-New Zealand Test Championship last month. He is entertaining a lot through commentary. His style of speaking and wit is being praised. But recently, in the second ODI between England and Sri Lanka, Karthik compared the bat to a ‘neighbour’s wife’, due to which he faced a lot of criticism on social media. People termed it as sexist and anti-women comment. However, Kartik has now realized the mistake and has apologized.

‘I got scolded a lot by my mother and wife’

“I want to apologize for what happened in the last match,” Karthik said during commentary in the third and final ODI between England and Sri Lanka on Sunday. I really had no such intention. However, it went in the other direction and got me wrong. I apologize to all. Certainly it is not correct to say.’ He further said, ‘I got a lot of scolding from my wife and mother for such comments. I am really sorry for this comment. It will not happen again.’ Let us tell you that Karthik’s wife Dipika Pallikal is a well-known squash player of India.

After all, what did Karthik say in the commentary?

Dinesh Karthik had said in the second ODI, ‘It seems that most of the batsmen do not like their bat. He likes another person’s bat. A bat is like a neighbor’s wife. He always makes me feel better. It was only after this remark of Karthik that he was reprimanded. Cricket fans put her class and said that it is anti-women to say so. It is noteworthy that the third ODI between England and Sri Lanka could not yield any result. England bundled out Sri Lanka for 166 in the last ODI but the match had to be called off due to incessant rain. England won the series 2-0.