IPL broadcaster Star Sport blasted after women presenters rate Virat Kohli looks

Indian Premier League broadcaster Star Sports has been criticized by cricket fans after a new segment aired in which female TV presenters judged male cricketers based on their looks.

Host Mayanti Langer and three other female hosts co-starred in a Tinder-esque segment that showed a series of photos of IPL stars and asked them if they would swipe right or left.

Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Andre Russell were among the cricketers featured in the controversial segment aired during Star Sports’ coverage of the IPL.

The presenters ‘swiped left’ on Kohli meaning they rejected the Indian batsman, said Gill was ‘too young’ but complimented Russell on his muscular physique.

A clip of the segment was widely shared on Twitter, with fans far from impressed with the game, and called for the broadcaster to focus on the competition.

Female TV presenters were asked to rate cricket stars based on their looks

In the Tinder-esque segment, they swipe left on Virat Kohli, but compliment Andre Russell

Cricket fans took to Twitter to criticize the broadcaster for the controversial new segment

“Is this a cricket related show or what… Star Sports, you’re a disgrace.”

“Imagine asking a senior presenter and a married woman like Mayanti Langer to side with a junior dude like Shubman Gill,” another poster said. “She clearly wasn’t comfortable.”

Another said: ‘This could be one of the low points of cricket broadcasting in India. BCCI should take an initiative here so that such programs will no longer take place.’

A fourth said, “Is this real?”

Star Sports has not yet commented on the segment.