Former Indian cricketer, Farokh Engineer recently claimed that he had seen the Indian selectors serving cups of tea to captain Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma during the ICC World Cup 2019 matches in England and now he has offered an apology to the Bollywood actress.
In an interview with a TV news channel, Engineer has expressed that he had made those comments in jest adding that his statements were directed at the Indian selectors and not Anushka Sharma.
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As per the quotes in Republic TV, he explained, “I just said it in a jest and it’s being made a mountain out of a molehill. Poor Anushka has been dragged into it, she is a lovely girl. Virat Kohli is a brilliant captain and coach Ravi Shastri is extremely good. The entire matter is being blown up unnecessarily. It turned out to be a selector as he was wearing an all India blazer.”
On Thursday, Mr. Engineer had said that he saw them (selectors) “getting Anushka Sharma cups of tea” during a 2019 World Cup match in the UK.
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As per the reports in Times of India, he said, “I didn’t even know one of the selectors during the World Cup and I asked him who the hell he was because he was wearing the India blazer and he said he was one of the selectors. All they were doing was getting Anushka Sharma (Kohli’s wife) cups of tea.”
Later in the day, Anushka took to Twitter and posted a hard-hitting post saying that she will not allow her name to be dragged into controversies related to Indian cricket anymore.
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) October 31, 2019
The Bollywood actress, in a strongly-worded statement, said she had kept quiet in the past but her silence should not have been considered as a weakness.
