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Star Sports, who are the official TV broadcasters for the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL 2023), faced criticism from fans after running a ‘Hot or Not’ segment on social media website Twitter. In this new segment ahead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) match, Star asks the female anchors to swipe left or right on male cricketers who are currently playing in the Indian Premier League. The ladies of the show including popular anchor Mayanti Langer were shown pictures of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Andre Russell and asked to rate them. This brand new segment did not go down well with some fans who are viewers of the sports channel. He called out the broadcasters for his ‘sexist’ show, which aired live on television sets.
Watch how fans criticize Star Sports for running a new segment that allegedly demeans women:
i hope virat kohli/shubman gill see this and sue star sports they deserve it https://t.co/H1n4fqffrU— s (@_sectumsempra18) May 18, 2023
What is this @sanjog_ji
Just reverse the situation with male anchors rating female cricket players and we have an allegation of sexual harassment and objectification ready.
star sports is in deep trouble https://t.co/XHcSWBEpd1— Monica Verma (@TrulyMonica) May 18, 2023
Mayanti, the popular cricket anchor of Star Sports, became uncomfortable when it was pointed out that Shubman was much younger than her during the segment. Bollywood actor Vidyut Jammwal was also present during this segment.
