Murali Kartik’s Hilarious Gaffe: Mistakenly Calls Varun Chakravarthy ‘Sunil Narine’
Former Indian cricketer Murali Kartik, currently working as a commentator in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, made a hilarious blunder during the post-match presentation ceremony on Saturday. After Kolkata Knight Riders’ spinner Varun Chakravarthy was named Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling performance against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens, Kartik mistakenly called him Sunil Narine, not once but twice.
Kartik’s repeated errors did not go unnoticed by fans on social media. “For his 2/17 at a crucial time, Sunil Narine is the Player Of The Match. Suni, oh sorry, Varun,” Kartik said as he realized his mistake in addressing the KKR star.
Kartik then asked Chakravarthy about his extravagant celebration after picking up the first wicket in the match. The mystery spinner replied that it was because he had taken Rohit Sharma’s wicket for the first time. Chakravarthy also explained the plan he had devised against the former Mumbai Indians skipper.
“The plan was to make him (Rohit) hit across the line, obviously there was help from the wicket and I was able to use it to my advantage. Tactically we (talking about Narine) are similar, but technically we are slightly different. The wickets were too flat initially, my bowling has been same from the first match and it is just that the results are showing up now,” he said in the presentation ceremony.
Courtesy of the win, KKR became the first team in this campaign to qualify for the playoffs. Placed No. 1 in the points table, the Knight Riders have 9 wins in 12 matches to their name. The Shreyas Iyer-led side would be keen to win the remaining matches too in order to secure one of the top 2 spots.
