Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were banned for a couple of matches after their sexist remarks on Koffee With Karan. Although they resumed work, they have now been fined Rs 20 lakh each by BCCI.
Hardik
Pandya,
KL
Rahul
fined
Rs.
20
Lakh
each
by
BCCI
for
Koffee
With
Karan
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Indian
cricketers
Hardik
Pandya
and
KL
Rahul's
Koffee
With
Karan
episode
was
the
most
controversial
episodes
of
Season
6.
Hardik's
misogynist
remarks
and
Rahul's
comments
didn't
go
well
with
the
viewers
and
they
were
slammed
for
the
same.
Post
their
appearance
on
the
show,
they
were
banned
for
a
couple
of
matches.
Karan
Johar
also
had
also
said
that
he
had
sleepless
nights
wondering
how
to
undo
the
damage.
The
ban
was
lifted
and
cricketers
were
back
to
work.
But,
looks
like
it
is
not
done
yet!
Apparently,
Board
of
Control
for
Cricket
in
India
(BCCI)
has
now
fined
Rs
20
lakh
each
for
their
sexist
remarks
on
the
show.
As
per
HT
report,
ombudsman
D.K.
Jain
directed
the
players
to
pay
Rs
1
lakh
each
to
the
widows
of
10
constables
in
paramilitary
forces
who
have
lost
their
lives
on
duty.
Also,
Hardik
and
Rahul
have
been
asked
to
deposit
Rs
10
lakh
each
in
the
fund
created
for
the
promotion
of
cricket
for
blind
in
the
country.
The
report,
undersigned
by
ombudsman
D.K.
Jain
said,
"If
the
amounts
are
not
paid/deposited
by
the
players
within
the
time
granted
(four
weeks),
the
BCCI
may
deduct
the
said
amounts
from
the
match
fees
payable
to
the
players
and
make
the
requisite
deposits."
The
ombudsman
also
wrote
that
both
the
cricketers
are
treated
as
role
models
for
youth
in
this
country
where
the
game
is
treated
like
a
religion,
and
hence,
the
players
should
conduct
themselves
in
the
manner
befitting
of
that
stature.
He
also
noted
that
the
players
missed
out
earning
of
about
Rs
30
lakh
as
they
were
sent
back
home
from
Australia
tour.
He
added
that
since
the
cricketers
indeed
apologised
and
did
not
contest
the
action
initiated
against
them,
it
is
unnecessary
to
return
a
categorical
finding
as
to
whether
the
remarks
made
during
the
course
of
the
chat
show
constitutes
as
an
act
of
indiscipline
or
misconduct
or
violation
of
any
of
Rules
and
Regulations
on
part
of
players
as
contemplated
under
Rule
41
(1)
(c)
of
the
rules.
This
puts
an
end
to
the
controversy
and
both
the
cricketers
can
now
shift
their
entire
focus
back
on
the
game.