Karan Johar grateful and relieved after BCCI lifts ban on Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul

Karan Johar has been in the line of fire ever since Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were banned from the Indian cricket team after their female-bashing comments on ‘Koffee With Karan 6’. Now, the filmmaker is breathing a sigh of relief as the BCCI has lifted the ban on the tainted cricketers.

“I am so happy to hear that the ban has been lifted. I am so relieved and grateful. They deserved another chance I am glad that the Board has given them this chance,” Karan said while speaking to News 18.

Pandya and Rahul are already facing the wrath of the BCCI as they have already missed four ODIs — three against Australia and one against New Zealand.

On being questioned about whether he felt uncomfortable with the kind of hate the episode got, Karan said to News 18, “When you are hosting a show, there are so many things going on. Many a times, your subconscious mind shuts down and the host takes over. I wasn’t uncomfortable then, and that’s a sad thing for me to say.”

So what now? Does he feel responsible for the amount of flak the two cricketers received? “I feel responsible, because those questions were asked by me. If people have found the show offending, I have apologised for that. My show is a frivolous, irreverent, candid conversation. But things went out of hand this time. It did not cross my mind immediately. The boys have paid the price for it. My mother said to me afterwards, maybe you should have thought twice before putting out the show. Maybe I should have. I am the older one, the host. The mistake is entirely mine. I didn’t realise it and I’m completely apologetic for that,” said Karan to News 18.

Also Read: ‘Koffee with Karan 6’: Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul’s episode gets pulled down after outrage

Prateek Sur

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