The tenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed just seven games so far. But, while the on-field banter and friendly exchanges continue to enthral the fans, the 2017 edition of the tournament got its first taste of controversy on Monday.

Though the sight of a cricketer taking on the opposition player is pretty common, but to see a player lock horns with a commentator is something novel. And, that's exactly what happened after the Mumbai Indians' clash with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

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While the Rohit Sharma brigade was busy celebrating the heroics of Nitish Rana and Hardik Pandya who snatched a thrilling four-wicket win against Kolkata, their all-rounder Kieron Pollard was raring to go at the Indian commentator Sanjay Manjrekar.

The Trinidadian cricketer attacked Manjrekar with a torrent of tweets, lashing out at the commentator for his on-air observations about the West Indian.

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During the match, Manjrekar said: "When I think of Pollard, I think of a six-seven-over-left batsman", suggesting that the West Indies all-rounder is a limited player.

Irked by his comments, Pollard took to Twitter and destroyed Manjrekar with a barrage of tweets, including the one where he labelled his comments as a 'verbal diarrhea'.

@sanjaymanjrekar u feel any positive can come out of your mouth bcuz  u get pay to talk u can continue with your verbal diarrhea ..

"Words are very powerful...once it leaves u can't take it back...sin of parents fall on..." Pollard further said, then asked Manjrekar to complete the sentence.

Do you know how I get big so.. about BRAINLESS.. words are very powerful .. once it leaves u can't take it back.. sins of parents fall on...

Well, it's way too early in the tournament to witness a Twitter rant between a player and a commentator, but by the looks of it, we are in for some action as far as these two are concerned.