New Delhi: Indian wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul opened up about the controversial Koffee with Karan episode. He appeared on the popular TV show along with teammate Hardik Pandya in 2019. Their comments on the show led to a massive backlash from the fans of Indian cricket and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to suspend them.
The episode went on air when Hardik and Rahul were in Australia and had to come back midway due to the controversy. Speaking on a podcast with Nikhil Kamath, Rahul talked about the controversy and said that he used to be good with trolling but a couple of year later he was exposed to a lot of trolling.
“I used to be good with trolling. I used to think I don’t care. I was much younger back then. Couple of years back, I was exposed to a lot of trolling. If I sat I got trolled, If I stood I got trolled” KL Rahul said on Nikhil Kamath’s YouTube Channel.
Rahul said that the interview was a different world and changed him completely. He also said that the interview scarred him massively.
“The interview was a different world. That changed me. Completely changed me. I was a very soft-spoken person growing up. Then I played for India and became very confident. People will know I have been in a room of 100 people” KL Rahul said.
“Now I don’t because that interview scarred me massively. Getting suspended from the team. I have never been suspended in school, punished in school. I don’t know how to handle it. I did mischief in schools but nothing to get me expelled from school or my parents have come” he added.
KL Rahul starts preparation for Duleep Trophy
KL Rahul has started his preparations for the Duleep Trophy 2024. He is looking to make a comeback in the Indian Test team for the upcoming series against Bangladesh. He didn’t have a great outing in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Rahul is part of Team A in the Duleep Trophy 2024, which is led by Shubman Gill.
Team A for Duleep Trophy: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.
KL Rahul said that the controversial Koffee with Karan episode in 2019 ended up scarring him. Rahul was suspended by the BCCI after the comments made in the episode. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
