Former Indian cricketer turned commentator Sunil Gavaskar is known for his strong opinion on cricket, he never minces his words. His words and witty remarks never fail to impress and entertain the cricket fans. Keeping up with his funny antics, Sunil Gavaskar once again hogged all the limelight during an IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants.
Well, it happened during the match break when the screen was showing the beautifully lit Marine Drive of Mumbai. Showering praises on the beauty of Marine Drive, Sunil Gavaskar compared it to the Queen’s necklace. He also made a witty request from his fellow British commentator Alan Wilkins. He said:
“We are still awaiting the Kohinoor diamond”.
Alan Wilkins and Gavaskar both seemed to be in a light-hearted mood during this on-air banter. Wilkins, who burst out laughing after Gavaskar’s comment, said: “I wonder when that is coming”. Responding to this, Gavaskar asked Wilkins if he did possess any influence, he could ask the British government to return the Kohinoor.
The video of their hilarious on-air banter has been going viral on the internet. However, the video was wrongly attributed to Graeme Swann on Twitter, something that the commentator himself clarified.
Here, watch the viral video:
Sunil Gavaskar just teased @Swannyg66 for Kohinoor Diamond.? If British Government really does it , India would accept it wholeheartedly on its 75th birthday. #IPL2022 #RRvLSG pic.twitter.com/2yrmuFrYJ2
— Pankaj (@Pankajlembhe11) April 10, 2022
Er…I’m with the other Gavaskar mate? pic.twitter.com/fNajv4THnA
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) April 10, 2022
Meanwhile, fans on social media were left in splits after hearing this hilarious on-air banter between Sunil Gavaskar and Alan Wilkins. Fans were left amused at the cheeky comment. While some people lauded his humor, on the other hand, there were many who praised how fun the banter was.
Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati to this:
Only Sunny G can ask an English commentator to ask his government to return the Kohinoor they stole from India on national television. Savage! ??#IPL2022
— Jay (@bhavsarJ2_0) April 10, 2022
Sunil Gavaskar just asked fellow commentator @alanwilkins22 to return the Kohinoor. “If you have any influence, maybe you can ask the Queen to return it.”
???
Gavaskar Sir ko Bharat Ratna when?
— Siddharth’s Echelon (@SiddharthKG7) April 10, 2022
Sunil Gavaskar ribbing Alan Wilkins about the British taking away the Kohinoor after Wilkins made a comment about Marine Drive being called the Queen’s Necklace is GOLD! #TATAIPL2022
— Aniruddha Guha (@AniGuha) April 10, 2022
Thank you, Sunil Gavaskar, for reminding Alan Wilkins about the Kohinoor diamond stolen by the British, for the latter could not stop going gaga over the ‘Queen’s Necklace’, or what we know as the Marine Drive.
— Tushar Gupta (@Tushar15_) April 10, 2022
A lot of people have demanded to get the Kohinoor back to India but I don’t think anyone has asked it as cheekily as Sunil Gavaskar on Global Feed?#RRvsLSG #IPL2022 #Kohinoor
— Anuj Trivedi (@anuj10trivedi) April 10, 2022
Sunil Gavaskar asked the british to return the Kohinoor diamond on air.
?#IPL2022 #kohinoor— Kshitij Kulshreshtha (@kshitijkulsh) April 10, 2022
Sunil gavaskar demanding British commentatr to give back Kohinoor ??#RRvsLSG
— Rohit.Bishnoi (@The_kafir_boy_2) April 10, 2022
Sunil Gavaskar asked Allen Wilkins to return of Kohinoor diamond to India on live commentary in IPL. ??? #RRvsLSG #LSGvsRR #RRvLSG
— LSG, PBKS ? (@PeterParker7194) April 10, 2022
In fact, several other old tweets started resurfacing on social media, suggesting that the two have been sharing the Marine Drive and Kohinoor banter for a long time now.
Alan Wilkins – Marine Drive is the gem of Mumbai.
Sunil Gavaskar – We are still waiting for the Kohinoor you… http://t.co/dfwN9gECC6
— Akshat Singh (@akshtz) May 16, 2015
That was cheeky commentary from sunil gavaskar discussing the kohinoor with @alanwilkins22 @IPL
— Amar Chavan (@amarjchavan) May 16, 2015
