"That incident changed me" KL Rahul remembers Koffee with Karan episode

KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya were suspended by BCCI after the infamous Koffee with Karan episode.

Veteran Indian wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul has expressed his thoughts on the infamous Koffee with Karan episode. Rahul, along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya, were part of an episode that was hosted by Bollywood director Karan Johar in 2019.

The Koffee with Karan episode starring the two Indian cricketers became controversial for the comments that were made by Hardik.

Many fans criticized them following Hardik’s derogatory comments about women. After this, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended both Rahul and Hardik.

That interview scarred me massively: KL Rahul

Recently, during a podcast with Nikhil Kamath on his YouTube channel, the star Indian wicket-keeper batter Rahul opened up about the Koffee with Karan show.

The senior Indian cricketer said that the consequences of the interview changed him completely.

“I used to be good with trolling. I used to think I don’t care. I was much younger back then. Couple of years back, I was exposed to a lot of trolling. If I sat I got trolled, If I stood I got trolled. The interview was a different world. That changed me. Completely changed me. I was a very soft-spoken person growing up. Then I played for India and became very confident. People will know I have been in a room of 100 people,” KL Rahul said.

I don’t know how to handle: Rahul

Rahul said he didn’t know how to handle the controversy after the episode aired.

“Now I don’t because that interview scarred me massively. Getting suspended from the team. I have never been suspended in school, punished in school. I don’t know how to handle it. I did mischief in schools but nothing to get me expelled from school or my parents have come,” he added.

After failing to perform in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, Rahul will now gear up for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024-25 tournament.

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