Though a direct context is lacking, Mumbai police seems to have taken a sly dig—with their latest tweet—at cricketers K.L. Rahul and Hardik Pandya. The tweet goes: "How to be a great player? On field: Maximum score. Off field: Maximum respect for women”.
This is widely conceived as a reference to the duo's disastrous Koffee with Karan interview, where Pandya had made some unsavoury comments on women. The cricketers, who have been in the eye of a storm following their sexist remarks, were omitted from the line-up for the opening match in Sydney. "Both Pandya and Rahul have been suspended pending an inquiry," the Committee of Administrators (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai said. A source in the BCCI said the two will be issued fresh show-cause notices before a formal enquiry begins.
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Their remarks on the show were also condemned by India captain Virat Kohli, who called them inappropriate and asserted that the side does not stand by "those individual opinions".
Pandya had boasted about hooking up with multiple women and being open about it with his parents during the interview. Rahul was, however, a shade more restrained in his responses on relationships and women.
It is speculated that the BCCI might bar players from appearing on entertainment shows owing to the ongoing furore.
-Inputs from PTI