These cricket commentators had no idea who Donkey Kong was

Uncultured swine!
These cricket commentators had no idea who Donkey Kong was
There was a very good reason the man was dressed as a great ape. Credit: Shutterstock / Sergey Uryadnikov

It's not often gorillas attend cricket matches.

A couple of cricket commentators were stumped Thursday when scanning the costumed masses of fans watching Australia v England.

The internet was quick to explain that the ape in question had not in fact been selected at random.

Although one Twitter user did have an alternative interpretation.

To reiterate, there is no such thing as a gorilla channel.

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