Ram Charan apologises after calling Jasprit Bumrah footballer at event: ‘Sometimes forgetful with names’

Actor Ram Charan left many surprised with a goof-up at the grand music launch of his upcoming film, Peddi, in Bhopal. He attended the event alongside co-star Janhvi Kapoor, music director AR Rahman and others. When he took to the stage, he answered some questions regarding Indian cricketers and mixed up football with cricket. This is when he ended up calling Jasprit Bumrah a footballer.

Ram Charan apologises to Bumrah

Apologising for his mistake, Ram Charan took to X and clarified his comment.

Calling it a human error, the Peddi actor said in his post, “Uff… I’m genuinely so forgetful with names sometimes.”

He went on to tag Jasprit Bumrah to personally extend his apology and added, "Apologies to @Jaspritbumrah93 Ji for the mix-up - it was a genuine human error in the middle of all the excitement and the crowd I truly respect you and I am a huge fan of your game. You make every Indian feel proud when you consistently put batsmen on back foot."

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What did Ram Charan say?

Actor Ram Charan attended the film event and was asked about Indian cricketers.

During a light-hearted moment, the actor was asked to share a few words for Indian cricketers. For Sachin Tendulkar, Ram Charan talked about his “Long legendary run." He described MS Dhoni as “calm and cool,” and called Rohit Sharma "everybody's man.” For Virat Kohli, he replied, “Fire.”

Talking about Jasprit Bumrah, Ram Charan called himself his biggest fan. "I am your biggest fan and I love football. Aap football ko itne aage badha rahe ho. Love you sir," he said.

Netizens react to Ram Charan's goof up

His answer from the event has gone viral on social media, attracting mixed reactions from netizens.

Reacting to his words, a user wrote on X, “Ram Charan ji if you’re really a fan of Jasprit Bumrah then how did you forget that he’s a cricketer not a footballer? You definitely seem more like a football fan than a cricket fan!”

“Bro made Bumrah the legend of Indian football (crying emojis) but I loved how confidently he delivered,” added another.

One also said, “Season so bad he made Jasprit Bumrah a footballer.”

Someone else also said, “What did Ram Charan just say? He was describing Jasprit Bumrah and said he’s a big fan because Bumrah is taking football so far ahead. Bro, Bumrah plays cricket not football. And then he called Bhopal Bihar. Bro is giving tough competition to Rohit Sharma in forgetting things.”

Meanwhile, Bumrah is yet to respond to the fiasco over Ram Charan's statement.

Latest update on Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is currently representing Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026. However, this year's campaign has reportedly not unfolded smoothly for the star pacer.

MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene revealed that Bumrah has been nursing a minor injury concern that dates back to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

As a result, the team opted to give him additional rest.

"(It is due to) a combination of a few things. Coming back from the (T20) World Cup, he had a slight niggle which he played with through the World Cup, so we gave him adequate rest to come back," Jayawardene told reporters on the eve of their last game in this IPL against Rajasthan Royals.