After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the IPL 2020 edition finally closed on 19 September in the UAE.
While the RCB captain struggled with the ball in hand in the first few matches, former India opener Sunil Gavaskar spoke openly about his fight and included Kohli's wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. He said,
"Sirf Anushka ki bowling ki practice ki hai unhone"
, referring a viral video of Kohli-Anushka playing cricket at his Mumbai home during the locking period.
Although a section supported Gavaskar, in his ‘annoying’ remarks he was insulted by the majority on the left, right and center. So Team India's head coach Ravi Shastri reacted to the whole controversy.
Shastri told Times Now in an exclusive interview, "If Anushka Sharma feels this way, she deserves to be told. Whether Sunil Gavaskar agrees or not, I myself would not have gone down that path."
After the whole incident was blown out of proportion, Gavaskar defended his statement and made it clear in the air, "I did not make any sexist remarks. I said that Virat Kohli did not have time to practice during the lockdown. We all looked at Virat. Kohli was practicing on his terrace and Anushka was bowling him. I was saying that Virat Anushka just got a chance to practice bowling.''
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