Cricket fans go wild over Isa Guha's commentary in the Boxing Day Test - for a VERY surprising reason

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Cricket fans have been going wild for popular BBC presenter Isa Guha throughout the Border-Gavaskar Series - and it's not just for her expert insights and analysis while in the commentary box.

Guha won two World Cups for England as a player but never had any ambitions of becoming a presenter.

Now she is one of the most recognisable faces of live cricket broadcasting, presenting Today at the Test on the BBC and commentating on Test Match Special, alongside working for Fox Cricket and Channel Seven in Australia.

If that wasn't enough, the 39-year-old also presents BBC's live coverage from Wimbledon.

This summer, viewers have fallen in love with Guha's voice, with many taking to social media to post about how 'seductive' they find it.

'Don't know why but Isha Guha's commentary turns me on,' posted one fan.

Presenter Isa Guha's voice has been a massive hit with cricket fans this summer

'Finally someone acknowledged it,' replied another. 

'You spoke my heart sir,' replied a third.

A fourth commented: 'I'm a fan of Isa Guha. She has a seductive voice and her repartees are excellent, constantly bouncing witty comments off her co-commentators. Instagram is lit with her witty one liners.'

Hundreds of other cricket fans commented on her voice - but many of the comments are not fit to publish. 

Guha issued an apology after the former England cricketer called Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah his team's 'most valuable primate' during the Brisbane Test.

Guha made the remark during a broadcast for Fox Sports, saying: 'He's the MVP, isn't he? [The] most valuable primate, Jasprit Bumrah.'

The comment sparked outrage on social media due to the word's history of being used as a racial slur.

Guha said she had 'used a word that can be interpreted in a number of different ways'.

The 39-year-old won two World Cups as a player before becoming one of cricket's most highly regarded commentators

'Firstly, I would like to apologise for any offence caused. I set myself really high standards when it comes to empathy and respect of others,' she said.

'If you listen to the full transcript, I only meant the highest praise for one of India's greatest players. And someone that I admire greatly as well.'

Guha's parents Barun and Roma emigrated from Calcutta in West Bengal, India to the United Kingdom in the 1970s.

'As someone who is also of south-Asian heritage, I hope people would recognise that there was no other intention or malice there,' she said.

'I'm an advocate for equality and am someone who has spent their career thinking about inclusion and understanding in the game.

'I hope this hasn't overshadowed what has been a great Test match so far and I look forward to seeing how it progresses. But once again, I am really, really sorry.'

Pace bowler Bumrah took five wickets during day two of the third Test in Brisbane.

'In trying to frame the enormity of his achievements, I said the wrong word in the moment. It was a genuine slip up, there was no other intention and I am sorry for any upset caused,' Guha added on her Instagram story.

Guha issued an apology after she called Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah his team's 'most valuable primate' during the third Test in Brisbane

Guha has become one of the most recognisable faces in cricket broadcasting 

Former India coach Ravi Shastri sat beside Guha for the apology on Fox Sports and applauded her statement before urging people to 'move on'.

'First of all, brave woman,' he said of Guha. 

'To do it on live television and apologise, it takes some steel. You heard it from the horse's mouth, so as far as I am concerned, game over. We are all human and we are all entitled to make mistakes.

'In the heat of the moment, like you saw with the Siraj incident with Travis Head [in the Adelaide Test], sometimes when you have the mic in your hand, things can happen.

'But to own up, put your hand up, and say "I'm sorry", if things have gone out of place, it takes courage. She has done it, let's move on.'