The
Board
of
Control
for
Cricket
in
India
(BCCI)
officials
irked
Bollywood
actor
Shahrukh
Khan
by
commenting
that
he
was
promoting
his
recent
release
Om
Shanti
Om
through
cricket.
This
controversy
started
after
he
talked
about
his
film
on
question
asked
by
commentator
Rameez
Raja
during
the
recent
Indian
Oil
Cup
final
match
between
Indian
and
Pakistan
at
Jaipur.
Disappointed
King
Khan
resorted
back
at
the
comments
of
the
BCCI
officials,
saying
that
he
would
not
watch
any
cricket
match
involving
India
in
the
future.
Now,
former
Indian
captain
Kapil
Dev
has
come
forward
to
defend
Shahrukh,
saying
that
celebrities'
association
would
popularise
the
game
rather
than
taking
away
the
attention.
He
said
that
Shahrukh
came
to
watch
the
match
just
for
the
love
of
the
game
and
that
there
is
nothing
wrong
in
it.
He
added
that
it's
good
for
cricket
if
popular
personalities
like
Prime
Minister
of
India
and
actor
Shahrukh
come
to
watch
a
match.
Kapil
also
went
on
to
say
that
there
is
nothing
wrong
in
talking
about
a
film
during
a
match.
He
added
that
Shahrukh
doesn't
need
cricket
to
promote
his
films,
as
he
is
a
big
star.
Following
the
controversy,
BCCI
too
has
come
forward
to
control
the
damage.
BCCI
Vice
President
Lalit
Modi
said
that
Shahrukh
has
done
nothing
wrong
by
speaking
about
his
film,
as
he
was
just
responding
to
a
question
asked
by
commentator
Rameez
Raja.
He
added
that
somebody
has
blown
it
out
of
proportion
and
that
King
Khan
is
welcomed
in
all
the
BCCI
matches.
Well,
BCCI
should
have
learned
a
big
lesson
from
this
controversy,
because
Shahrukh
has
won
the
war
that
BCCI
itself
started.