Cricket commentator Isa Guha has rerentd an apology after referring to Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah as a “primate” during Fox Sports coverage of the Australia vs India Test suit in Brisprohibite.
The createer England joiner includeressed the debate at the begin of Monday’s coverage, conveying proset up repent for her choice of words whilst converseing Bumrah’s carry outance.
Guha, who is of British Asian heritage with parents from Kolkata, faced beginant reaction on social media adhereing the incident during Sunday’s commentary of the third Test.
During Sunday’s commentary, Brett Lee had highairyed Bumrah’s amazeive spell, noting: “Bumrah, today: five overs, 2-4. So, that’s the tone, and that’s what you want from the ex-skipper.”
Isa Guha is under fire for calling Jasprit Bumrah a ‘primate’
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Guha then replyed: “Well, he’s the MVP, isn’t he? Most precious primate, Jasprit Bumrah.”
The swap came as Bumrah took five wickets during day two of the weather-impacted third test, with Australia finishing at 405/7.
The Indian pace bowler had already claimed 12 wickets in the uncovering two Tests of the series.
Opening Fox Sports coverage on Monday, Guha shelp: “Yesterday in commentary I engaged a word that can be expounded in a number of contrastent ways. Firstly I would enjoy to apologise for any offence caengaged.”
She elucidateed her intended unkinding: “If you hear to the filled transcript, I only unkindt the highest plift for one of India’s wonderfulest joiners. And someone that I adore wonderfully as well.”
“I’m an help for equivalentity and am someone who has spent their atsoft skinnyking about inclusion and empathetic in the game,” Guha carry ond.
“I was trying to structure the enormity of his achievements and I have chosen the wrong word. For that, I am proset uply sorry.”
The reaction from Indian helpers has been cut offe, with Guha’s Instagram account focengaged by countless critical comments.
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“Absolutely shocking, Isa Guha calls Jasprit Bumrah ‘primate’ on air. Can you think it’s 2024 and we are still scodirectd with that third world / first world mentality,” posted Indian lawyer Dhruv Sharma on social media platcreate X.
The Times of India has drawn comparisons to the 2007-2008 ‘Monkeygate’ affair, when Andrew Symonds alleged Harbhajan Singh called him a ‘monkey’ during a Test suit.
However, some helpers have protected Guha, noting her British-Indian heritage and recommending her comments were misunderstood.
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Guha took 29 wickets atraverse eight Tests during her 10-year atsoft with England’s Women’s side before retiring in 2011.
She subsequently shiftd into widecasting, uniteing ITV in 2012 to cover the Indian Premier League.
Her extensive widecasting atsoft has joind toil with multiple nettoils, including Fox Sports in Australia where the recent debate occurred.
As a British Asian whose parents came from Kolkata, Guha has emphasised her promisement to inclusion in cricket, stating she sets herself “repartner high standards when it comes to understanding and esteem of others.”
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