Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has found himself in hot water after making controversial remarks about Bollywood actors Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty during the World Cup final commentary on November 19. The camera was panned towards Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty in the stands, amplifying the impact of Singh's comments. Another demanded an apology, tweeting directly to Harbhajan Singh, "What do you mean that the ladies understand cricket or not? Critics expressed their discontent with the sexist undertones of Singh's commentary. Gender-based comment would also be okay because most girl[s] don't understand cricket like we don't understand splitsvilla.