Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) sensation Angkrish Raghuvanshi issued an apology for his controversial comment directed towards Indian badminton icon Saina Nehwal.

This came after Saina Nehwal reacted to the popularity of cricket marginalizing other sports which doesn’t get attention from the fans.

India recently won the T20 World Cup 2024, their first ICC title in 11 years and second T20 title since 2007. Following this victory, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a substantial cash prize of Rs 125 crore to be distributed among the World Cup-winning team members.

Saina Nehwal raised concern over cricket's excessive focus and recognition in comparison to other sports in India.

"Everyone wants to know what Saina is doing, what wrestlers and boxers are doing, what Neeraj Chopra is doing. Everyone knows these sportspersons because we have consistently performed and we have been on the newspapers. I did that, I feel it's like a dream that I did it in India, where there isn't even a sporting culture," Saina told the Nikhil Simha podcast.

However, Angkrish Raghuvanshi reacted to the same and quoted Nehwal’s video and wrote in a now-deleted post: "Let's see how she goes when Bumrah bowls 150k's bumpers at her head."

The cricketer’s words received criticism from all quarters on social media and the batter had to issue an apology, acknowledging the immaturity of his remarks.

"I'm sorry everyone, I meant my remarks as a joke, looking back I think it was a really immature joke. I realize my mistake and I sincerely apologize," the youngster posted.