Former India cricketer Murali Kartik, working as a commentator in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, made a hilarious gaffe during the post-match presentation ceremony on Saturday. It was Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy who was named the Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling in the match against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens, but Kartik, mistakenly, called him Sunil Narine, not once but twice. Kartik’s repeated mistakes didn’t go unnoticed by fans on social media.

“For his 2/17 at a crucial time, Sunil Narine is the Player Of The Match. Suni, oh sorry, Varun,” Kartik said as he realised the error he made in addressing the KKR star.

Murali Karthik – Sunil Narine is the Player Of The Match, Sunil how are you feeling? Oh sorry, Varun. pic.twitter.com/XpfmhvnpM0

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 11, 2024

Kartik then asked Chakravarthy the reason behind his extravagant celebration after picking the first wicket in the match. The mystery spinner replied saying it was because had taken Rohit Sharma‘s wicket for the first time.

Chakravarthy then explained the plan he had devised against the former Mumbai Indians skipper.

“The plan was to make him (Rohit) hit across the line, obviously there was help from the wicket and I was able to use it to my advantage. Tactically we (talking about Narine) are similar, but technically we are slightly different. The wickets were too flat initially, my bowling has been same from the first match and it is just that the results are showing up now,” he said in the presentation ceremony.

Courtesy of the win, KKR became the first time in this campaign to qualify for the playoffs. Placed No. 1 in the points table, the Knight Riders have 9 wins in 12 matches to their name. The Shreyas Iyer-led side would be keen to win the remaining matches too in order to secure one of the top 2 spots.