Bhopal, May 24 -- Ram Charan has apologised to Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah after mistakenly referring to him as a footballer during an event of 'Peddi' in Bhopal.

The actor's back-to-back slip-ups at the event have quickly gone viral on social media, triggering widespread reactions online.

The Bhopal event for the upcoming film was held on Saturday and featured AR Rahman, Janhvi Kapoor and the rest of the film's cast and crew. During an interactive session, Ram Charan was asked to describe some of India's leading cricket stars in a few words.

The actor reportedly described Sachin Tendulkar's journey as a "long, legendary run", called MS Dhoni "calm and cool", referred to Rohit Sharma as "everybody's man", and used the word "Fire" f...