Shahrukh khan may have had a lucky year as far as the success of his films is concerned, but it’s not the same for his IPL team Kolktta Knigth Riders. His KKR camp is facing the heat of racism between the Indian players and the foreign support staff.
Ajay Jadeja, the former India player and NDTV’s cricket expert, said on Monday that he had definite proof of Indian players being ill-treated by the foreign support staff in the Kolkata Knight Riders camp.
Commenting on the controversy, Jadeja revealed how an Indian player was asked to come off while fielding and when asked why he was called back, one of the assistant coaches said, “You bloody Indian, you do as you’re told.”
The alleged incident happened about 15 days ago and the team’s owner Shah Rukh Khan intervened and resolved the issue. Since then, the coach and the player involved have had a “clear the air talk”.
The player and coach involved are said to be Ajit Agarkar and Andy Bichel, respectively. Bichel is the bowling coach of KKR.
Jadeja claimed he had the information from the horse’s mouth and that the team was not more than a divided house. However, he insisted it was not a case of racial discrimination, but there was a divide in the camp along nationalities.
The Kolkatta knight Riders has been dealing with controversies way before the start of the tournament when their coach John Buchanan proposed the multiple-captain theory. They have lost eight of their 10 matches so far.
The team has refused to comment any further on the issue.
