Racist word used in Australia for Jasprit Bumrah, anchor apologized live

Jasprit Bumrah continues to impress with his bowling in Australia. He took 6 wickets for Australia in the first innings of the Brisbane Test match. Bumrah’s bowling is getting a lot of praise. Former England women’s team captain Esha Guha also praised Bumrah’s bowling but in the process some words from her mouth were on air, for which she had to apologise.

Isha, who is of Indian origin, called Bumrah a ‘primate’ (human-like animal). He said he had ‘great regret’ for choosing the wrong words to describe the Indian pacer’s brilliant performance with the ball.

Isha Guha made the comments in response to Brett Lee’s praise for the Indian bowler after Bumrah dismissed both Australia’s openers on the second day of the Test on Sunday. is the MVP (Most Valuable Player). Isn’t it? ‘The most valuable primate, Jasprit Bumrah.’ He is the one who is bringing success to India and that is why there was so much focus on him in the build-up to the Test match whether he will be fit or not.

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The use of the word ‘primate’ took social media by storm
Isha’s use of the word ‘primate’ took social media by storm as fans slammed her and forced the 39-year-old former sportsman to apologise. During the commentary at the beginning of the third day’s play, Isha said that yesterday in the commentary I used a word which can be interpreted in many ways. I would like to apologize for offending anyone. I set very high standards for myself when it comes to compassion and respect for others. If you listen to the whole thing, I meant to give a lot of praise to one of India’s greatest players and a player I admire a lot.

‘I am for equality’
Indian-origin Isha has been with Fox Sports’ broadcast team for many years. He said that there is no malice in his comments. She said, ‘I am an advocate for equality and have spent my career thinking about inclusion and fairness in sports. I was trying to describe the enormity of his achievement and I chose the wrong word. I am very sorry for that. I am of South Asian origin so I hope people will understand that there was no other intention or malice. Once again I am truly very sorry.

It takes guts to apologize on live TV’
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who was sitting next to Isha when she apologised, praised her for speaking live on the issue. Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist was also present there. Shastri said, ‘Brave woman, it takes guts to apologize on live TV. You heard it from their own mouth, as far as I am concerned, people make mistakes, we are all human. Sometimes when you have a mic in your hand, a few things can happen. Let’s move on.