Harsha Bhogle is one of the most renowned cricket commentators of the world. Bhogle is treated with respect from players all around the world even if he criticises them during their play. India’s legendary batsmen too took his criticism in a constructive manner. The commentator has a huge fan following and even Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was criticised for sacking him for a while. A Twitter user named Helio was not happy with Bhogle’s pronunciation of Hardik Pandya’s name, and he pointed out that it should be ‘Paandya’ and not ‘Pandya’, in the process, he ended up using foul language with Bhogle which did not go down well for him.
Here’s what the Twitter user tweeted-
@bhogleharsha Dude man. As an Indian, u shud know how to say Indian names right. It’s Paandya not Pandya. Pls it’s f**ing annoying 2 da ear
— helio (@heliophilos) September 24, 2017
Bhogle did not want to foul mouth himself and go on a rant to make a point. But he did ensure that the Twitter user who tried to get the better of him gets the treatment he deserved. He tweeted in reply to the abusive language-
Does anyone want to tell this poor fellow he might need to be corrected? https://t.co/tWmzdF2yRe
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 24, 2017
Twitterati were quick to respond to the disrespect shown to Bhogle. They ensured that the Twitter user thought twice before doing something similar. Here are the pick of the tweets-
As an Indian and as an gujarati also I know that it’s pronounced as pandya not paandya… If you don’t know learn. Don’t be judge”MENTAL”
— Huzaifa Gujarati (@HuzaifaGujarati) September 25, 2017
It’s Pandya and not Paandya I am a gujju I should know as it is a gujju surname
— sanjay shah (@sanjaydshah) September 24, 2017
Just ignore. There are many including me who are happy listening to you even if you were wrong.
— Devi (@devi0111) September 24, 2017
There will be some guy who feels he is correct even if he is wrong and using dirty words @impandya7 Pandya was correct @bhogleharsha
— KiSi (@K_Singhania) September 24, 2017
Last thing u can accuse @bhogleharsha is mispronouncing players name… infact very fussy abt it.. only comment. to get names of Lankans rt
— Amit Bobde (@malkhedkar) September 25, 2017
These trollers don’t spare even the PM so small mercies!
Leave them to their Karma, we are happy that you are back, that’s it!— TusharDand (@TiDeee) September 24, 2017
If anyone finds Harsha Bhogle annoying it means only one thing, That guy is on the wrong Planet. #GentlemanOfCommentary #Cricket
— Manoj Raje (@rajemanoj) September 24, 2017
Hathi chale bazaar, kutte bhoke hazaar.
your commentary amd pre match shows are a touch above the best.— Rudresh Ranaswi (@rudresh_om) September 24, 2017
2 following, 0 followers. I think he is one of the newly created bots to increase @OfficeOfRG account followers.
— Shailesh A Kantak (@shaileshkantak) September 24, 2017
The Twitter user whos bio reads ‘I am watching everything’ will be careful from now onwards before tweeting against Bhogle. Though he apologised to the commentator later on-
Meant no disrespect 2 u by using da f wrd. U r my fav commentator. I Apologize 4 it. Nevertheless, annoying
— helio (@heliophilos) September 24, 2017
Bhogle has been back in the commentary box since the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017. His analysis and knowledge of the game are well informed. He can put a few statisticians to shame as he has been watching the game closely for decades. The 56-year-old is active on Twitter as he tweets regularly expressing his views on a particular match or an incident.
