Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh faced backlash over his comment during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season, leading to a heated exchange with cricket fans on social media platform X.
The controversy started when a cricket meme account criticized Harbhajan along with Virender Sehwag and Navjot Singh Sidhu for their on-air analysis or lack thereof during a match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and SunRisers Hyderabad. The report compared the Indian commentators to Ian Bishop and criticized the lack of knowledge and depth of their commentary.
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Not liking this, Harbhajan decided to escalate the situation. He called the bill a dog and made inflammatory remarks.
“When an elephant walks through the market, dogs bark a thousand times,” he wrote in Hindi, using abusive language before asking the user to shut up and leave.
In response, the meme site escalated the exchange by recalling Harbhajan’s past rivalry with Ravichandran Ashwin, claiming that his career had declined due to jealousy, and suggesting a similar fate for his commentary career.
“Comment Turbanator nahi ke liye t*rror hai tu,” the user added, further provoking the former off-spinner.
The remark did not sit well with Harbhajan, who responded with harsher words in an attempt to shut down the troll. “Dogs can’t digest ghee and a loser like you can’t take no for an answer. Get out Tommy,” he wrote.
The exchange sparked a flurry of similar comments on the platform, with Harbhajan continuing to respond strongly to the trolls.
One such post featured a photo of him alongside Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra during a commentary performance with the caption “these three clowns” with laughing emoticons.
“Choose one of them as your father,” Harbhajan replied, further fueling the online controversy.
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Issued by:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
29 March 2026 16:51 IST
