Watch: Mumbai Indians hit back at Arshdeep Singh's 'Andhere' jibe on Tilak Varma with savage song after PBKS vs MI IPL 2026

The Mumbai Indians, after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash against the Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, hit back at the left-arm pacer, Arshdeep Singh, for his ‘Andhera’ jibe on Tilak Varma with a savage song on the social media platforms. 

Mumbai, under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah, during the recent fixture, handed Punjab their fifth successive defeat of the campaign after starting with six consecutive victories as they found themselves in fourth position of the points table with 13 points at a net run rate of +0.355.

Tilak Varma's 75* silences Arshdeep's 'Andhere' jibe as Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings fans clash online

In a clip, Arshdeep Singh joked and asked Tilak, ‘Oye Andhere, sunscreen lagaaya? (Hey, dark one, did you apply sunscreen?). The video shows him turning the camera to Tilak’s teammates, Naman Dhir, as the video was posted by the bowler on his Snapchat account.

Watch Arshdeep Singh's comment here: 

The remark, which came before the start of the game between the two sides, went viral as the Punjab bowler found himself at the centre of controversy with sections of fans and observers terming the comments as ‘casual racism.’

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A few hours later, Tilak Varma played a sensational unbeaten knock of 75 runs off just 33 balls at a strike rate of 227.27, thanks to six boundaries and as many sixes. Meanwhile, the pacer was smashed for 29 runs in his four overs without any wickets.

Mumbai Indians was able to successfully chase down the target of 205 runs against the Kings with a ball to spare, with six wickets in hand. Punjab was clinical with the ball but leaked so many runs towards the end of the innings under pressure.

Watch Mumbai Indians' reply here: 

After the end of the clash, MI responded to the India pacer’s ‘andhera’ comment with a pointed social media post. The franchise shared a clip featuring Tilak with the popular Bollywood track using the line ‘Andhera tera maine le liya’ as it showed the batter coming out of darkness in the visuals, holding several awards, including the ‘Player of the Match’ trophy.   

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Varma has smashed 336 runs in 12 innings of this IPL 2026 at a fine strike rate of more than 160 with the help of two half-centuries and one century at the best score of 101*. On the other hand, Arshdeep has struggled for 13 wickets at an economy rate of 9.69. 

Tilak Varma controversy sparks social media war between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings fans  

Here is how the controversial situation between Tilak, Arshdeep, and the franchise has gone viral on social media platforms- 

Follow the PBKS vs MI IPL 2026 Match 58 scorecard-

MI 205/4 (Tilak Varma 75*, Ryan Rickelton 48, Azmatullah Omarzai 2/36) beat PBKS- 200/8 (Prabhsimran Singh 57, A Omarzai 38, Shardul Thakur 4/39) by six wickets.