Former Indian cricketer and IPL commentator Harbhajan Singh On Sunday, a controversial racial comment was made during the IPL 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Commenting, Singh compared England's Pesar Jofra Archer to the “Black Taxi” of London, which triggered allegations of widespread criticism and racism.
The incident occurred during the 18th over of the first innings when Archer was bowling for SRH batsmen Ishaan Kishan and Heinrich Klassen. The South African batsman broke the boundaries against England's Pesar when Harbhajan compared.
“London Me Kali Taxi meters faster, and Yah Pay Archer Saheb's meter is faster (like a meter of black taxis in London, the meter of Archer has also been in high part),” Harbhajan said in the air.
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The comment said in a lighted manner, quickly started trending on social media, many fans called it racially inappropriate. Singh, who has previously faced allegations of racism during his sports days, is now under this new controversy to make an aggressive comment.
Many people called for the removal of Harbhajan from the IPL 2025 commentary panel, asking the experienced spinner to demand official apology. Others indicated the irony of Singh's statement, given that they have faced themselves of racial misconduct allegations in the past, including the infamous “Monkeygate” scam involving the late Andrew Symonds in 2008.
Despite the backlash, the former spinner has not yet released a formal statement or apology about his comment. IPL governing bodies and broadcasting officers have also questioned the issue not to address the issue immediately. In particular, Archer's performance in the match was disappointing as he scored 76 runs without taking wickets, recorded an unwanted record. The most expensive bowling figures in IPL history As he went to Mohit Sharma's magic of 0/73.
Meanwhile, SRH made history by scoring 286/6, breaking his record for the highest clan in IPL history is just less. Ishaan Kishan played an important role in the victory, breaking a century from just 45 balls, Hyderabad won 44 runs over Rajasthan Royals.
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