Watch: Graeme Swann Compares Yuzvendra Chahal With A Dog After He Makes Comedy Of Errors

Former England spinner Graeme Swann is hogging the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Ashes-winning off-spinner is facing widespread criticism for his alleged racist comment on India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

The incident had happened during the second ODI between England and India in Lord’s, last Saturday. The incident took place during the 49th over of India’s chase when the last wicket pair of Kuldeep Yadav and Chahal were at the crease. On the last ball of the over, Chahal steered the ball towards short-third-man region. And as soon as the ball left the bat, he went off for a quick single only to sent back by Yadav as the fielder had stopped the ball.

Chahal was saved as the fielder made a wayward throw. But the India spinner was not done yet as he tried to take a single again before hurrying into his crease again. And in an attempt to save his wicket, Chahal had to dive to reach the crease. Not amused by the comedy of errors, Swann, who is part of the host broadcaster’s commentary panel, said:

“Chahal like a true tail-ender had no idea what’s going on with the bat in his hand, spinning around like a dog chasing a frisbee.”

Here is a clip showing the incident:

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Not surprisingly, the Indian fans have not received the comment well. They took to social media to express their displeasure over the derogatory remark from the ex-off-spinner.

Well, this is not the first time that Indian players have been compared to animals by English commentators. During the 2011 India’s tour to England, former England captain Nasser Hussain had compared Indians to donkeys for their poor fielding.

Coming to the game, England beat India by 86 runs to level the three-match series 1-1. Batting first, the hosts, led by Joe Root’s fine century, posted a daunting 322 for 7 in the allotted 50 overs. In reply, India were all out for a modest 236.