Twitter users made light of the moment at the commentator’s expense
Cricketer-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja made a gaffe during the presentation ceremony of the third Twenty20 International (T20I) between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which left the social media in splits.
Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga was adjudged player of the match for his three-wicket spell, which helped Sri Lanka register a 13-run victory over the hosts in the third T20I in Lahore.
While collecting the player of the match award, the spinner was accompanied by the Sri Lanka chief selector Asantha de Mel to act as a translator.
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Raja in his first question to Hasaranga asked "Is this the best you have ever bowled?” to which the spinner replied “Yes” in English. Despite getting an answer from Hasaranga, Raja proceeded to the translator, to which de Mel said, “he said yes”.
Translator : He said yes
— David Brent bets IPL (@DavidBrentIPL) October 9, 2019
🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/N6CzxRWSHW
This part of the presentation went viral on social media as various Twitter users made light of the moment at Raja’s expense.
Just ramiz raja things 😂😂😂@iramizraja https://t.co/GJxfgKFFPD
— Phani Teja 🇮🇳 (@Phani_263) October 9, 2019
Ramiz Raja is the 🐐 https://t.co/bKadJALK1Z
— Oliver Clarke (@oliclarke) October 9, 2019
Lmao morning!! https://t.co/BlICuGcJPv
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) October 10, 2019
😂😂👏🏽👏🏽 https://t.co/bCoGnvjUCy
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) October 9, 2019
Can't stop laughing 😂😂
— Aalok Vedi (@AalokVedi) October 9, 2019
So dumb of Ramiz Raja 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/qEcCjU3wNT