Video footage of Anil Singh and Gagan of Sports Tak calling Sheldon Jackson an overseas player in IPL 2022 has gone viral
With the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League set to make a foray into the cricketing arena, media houses have over the days indulged in programs to discuss the teams and their modus operandi this campaign.
Sheldon Jackson Shares Location Of Saurashtra After Being Called Foreign Player By Sports Tak Panel
And as ever, Vikrant Gupta lead Sports Tak has been hosting their IPL show as well. However, one discussion involving Vikrant Gupta, Rahul Rawat, Anil Singh and Gagan has gone viral on social media platforms, one where the quartet is seen referring to KKR wicket-keeper Sheldon Jackson as a foreign player.
Nowhere during this clip or during the entire show did I ever mention #SheldonJackson as a foreign player. My bad I didn’t realise when he got called an overseas entrant. Pls go through the entire show because I am very well aware of Sheldon’s achievements for Indian cricket. 🙏 https://t.co/W1M5WcUfLz
— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) March 23, 2022
— Sheldon Jackson (@ShelJackson27) March 23, 2022
Despite the gaffe, the player was persistently called an overseas player by the panel with video footage of the incident going viral on social media platforms. And as it set Twitter alight, Sheldon Jackson took to the platform to retweet a post of himself, one which showed the Google Map image of Saurashtra.
Rahul Rawat meanwhile took to the platform as well to issue a clarification of the incident with him talking about how he had never referred to Jackson as a foreigner.
“Nowhere during this clip or during the entire show did I ever mention #SheldonJackson as a foreign player. My bad I didn’t realize when he got called an overseas entrant. Pls go through the entire show because I am very well aware of Sheldon’s achievements for Indian cricket,” he wrote.