Indian skipper Virat Kohli has made his stand clear and stated that the comments made by Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul are not are not acceptable and the personal opinions are not the view of the India team.
Cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul who landed themselves into trouble after appearing on the talk show have now been suspended till probe ends.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has made his stand clear and stated that the comments made by Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul are not are not acceptable and the personal opinions are not the view of the India team.
The BCCI had also issued the players a show-cause notice to which Pandya responded with an apology to the board.
1. We do not support inappropriate comments – Virat Kohli
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"From the Indian cricket team point of view, any inappropriate comments that are made in that scenario are something that we definitely don't support and the two concerned players felt what has gone wrong and they have understood the magnitude of what's happened," Kohli said at the SCG ahead of the opening ODI against Australia. "Definitely it has to hit anyone hard, they will definitely understand the things that have not gone right."
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2. We don't align with those views – Virat Kohli
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"We, definitely, as the Indian cricket team do not support views like that and that has been communicated. I can definitely say that as the Indian cricket team and responsible cricketers we definitely don't align with those views and those are purely individual views."
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3. Waiting for a decision to be made – Virat Kohli
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"We are still waiting for a decision to be made but from the Indian cricket team point of view this changes nothing in terms of our beliefs in the change room. It does nothing to the spirit that we've been able to create within the change room and these are purely individual opinions and something as I said which is inappropriate."
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4. Where it all began
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Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul had appeared on a celebrity chat show, hosted by film-maker Karan Johar. Pandya and Rahul were seen talking about their relationships, crushes, favourite movies, actors and actresses.
the actual controversy began after Pandya stared boasting about hooking up with multiple women. He even spoke about how open he is with his parents.
Hardik Pandya revealed that he even informed his parents that he lost his virginity by telling them, "Aaj mai kar ke aaya."
When asked why he didn't ask women their name in a club, Pandya responded by saying, "I like to watch and observe how they (women) move. I'm little from the black side so I need to see how they move."
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5. The social outrage and Pandya's apology
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Pandya was heavily criticised for his sexist, crass and cringe-worthy remarks.
The allrounder was slammed on Twitter for “objectifying women” and being “unapologetically misogynistic”.
Pandya offered an apology and said that he got "carried away by nature" of the show."
However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI), were not satisfied with the apology and a Committee of Administrators (CoA) sent show cause notices to both the players.
In response to the show-cause notice from BCCI, Pandya offered "regrets".
He vowed never to repeat the behaviour.
"I made an appearance on the chat show where I have made certain statements without realising that these could be disrespectful and offend sensitivities of viewers for which I am sincerely regretful," stated Pandya's response, "I would like to assure you that there was no malice or any sort of ill-intent on my part to offend anyone or portray any section of the society in bad light," he added.
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