Shah Rukh is 'sorry' for dressing-room controversy
Shah Rukh Khan entered his team's dressing room during the innings break.
KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders' emphatic eight-wicket win over the
Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens on Friday evening was marred by two
controversies — one off the field and the other on it.
The principal protagonist in the off-the-field incident was KKR's principal owner Shah Rukh Khan, who entered his team's dressing room during the innings break in a clear breach of protocol. He was promptly asked to leave and a red-faced Shah Rukh had to beat a hasty retreat.
Asked about the incident during a midnight media interaction held at the the official team hotel, Shah Rukh chose to play it down.
"It's my face...people stop me from going to lot of places in stadiums nowadays. I just wanted to tell Gambhir 'well done'. I am sorry, it's my mistake. I forget the rules sometimes. I will try not to do it again, so that I'm not banned from here (Eden)," he added on apologetic note.
The Bollywood megastar had got into trouble last season at the Wankhede Stadium for threatening a security guard who had stopped his kids and their friends from entering the playing arena after KKR's match against Mumbai Indians. The Mumbai Cricket Association banned him for five years for his indiscretion.
Reminded about that incident ahead of KKR's away match against Mumbai Indians at the same venue on Tuesday, Shah Rukh said: "In retrospect, I should not have behaved like that. On the other hand, it's not something that I really think about. It's quite cool."
Asked what his plans were for the May 7 match, Shah Rukh said, "I don't want to sound politically incorrect but what will they do if I enter? Shoot me?"
In a lighter vein he added that he might resort to wearing a mask in order to get into the Wankhede Stadium. "I don't know...otherwise it has to be the masks, I'll have to wear them with a false moustache and stuff like that. But I am not going to take any chances. I will wait outside the Wankhede and cheer for my boys."
The on-field incident took place in the fourth over of the KKR innings bowled by Shane Watson. The Aussie all-rounder fielded the ball off his own bowling and threatened to throw down the stumps at the striker's end with Manvinder Bisla out of his crease.
Bisla cheekily urged Watson to go ahead and throw the ball instead of just threatening to do so. Words were exchanged between the two players, prompting rival skippers Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid to get involved. Umpire Asad Rauf and Royals' Ajinkya Rahane played peacemakers as the storm in the proverbial tea cup blew over.
Later, Gambhir sought to clear the air saying he was not disrespectful Dravid during the incident. "Guys, u have got it all wrong. No harsh words exchanged between me n Rahul bhai. He was n will always be a respected teammate. No fuss plz," he wrote on his twitter page.
Gambhir actually ridiculed the way the incident was hyped. "Guess we are always obsessed wid some drama or spice. Sorry none existed between me and rahul. Always respect him," read his second tweet.
The principal protagonist in the off-the-field incident was KKR's principal owner Shah Rukh Khan, who entered his team's dressing room during the innings break in a clear breach of protocol. He was promptly asked to leave and a red-faced Shah Rukh had to beat a hasty retreat.
Asked about the incident during a midnight media interaction held at the the official team hotel, Shah Rukh chose to play it down.
"It's my face...people stop me from going to lot of places in stadiums nowadays. I just wanted to tell Gambhir 'well done'. I am sorry, it's my mistake. I forget the rules sometimes. I will try not to do it again, so that I'm not banned from here (Eden)," he added on apologetic note.
The Bollywood megastar had got into trouble last season at the Wankhede Stadium for threatening a security guard who had stopped his kids and their friends from entering the playing arena after KKR's match against Mumbai Indians. The Mumbai Cricket Association banned him for five years for his indiscretion.
Reminded about that incident ahead of KKR's away match against Mumbai Indians at the same venue on Tuesday, Shah Rukh said: "In retrospect, I should not have behaved like that. On the other hand, it's not something that I really think about. It's quite cool."
Asked what his plans were for the May 7 match, Shah Rukh said, "I don't want to sound politically incorrect but what will they do if I enter? Shoot me?"
In a lighter vein he added that he might resort to wearing a mask in order to get into the Wankhede Stadium. "I don't know...otherwise it has to be the masks, I'll have to wear them with a false moustache and stuff like that. But I am not going to take any chances. I will wait outside the Wankhede and cheer for my boys."
The on-field incident took place in the fourth over of the KKR innings bowled by Shane Watson. The Aussie all-rounder fielded the ball off his own bowling and threatened to throw down the stumps at the striker's end with Manvinder Bisla out of his crease.
Bisla cheekily urged Watson to go ahead and throw the ball instead of just threatening to do so. Words were exchanged between the two players, prompting rival skippers Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid to get involved. Umpire Asad Rauf and Royals' Ajinkya Rahane played peacemakers as the storm in the proverbial tea cup blew over.
Later, Gambhir sought to clear the air saying he was not disrespectful Dravid during the incident. "Guys, u have got it all wrong. No harsh words exchanged between me n Rahul bhai. He was n will always be a respected teammate. No fuss plz," he wrote on his twitter page.
Gambhir actually ridiculed the way the incident was hyped. "Guess we are always obsessed wid some drama or spice. Sorry none existed between me and rahul. Always respect him," read his second tweet.
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