“Inappropriate Conclusion”: Harsha Bhogle Clarifies Kolkata ‘Purple-Flag’ Controversy | Cricket Information

Famous commentator Harsha Bhogle has rejected hypothesis that he was avoided the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans on Monday resulting from a grievance by the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal, insisting that he was solely empanelled for 2 video games in Kolkata, that are over. His clarification got here a day after the CAB’s letter to the BCCI, despatched about 10 days in the past by its secretary Naresh Ojha, was revealed in media stories. Within the letter, the physique requested for the removing of Bhogle and New Zealand’s Simon Doull from the commentary panel for matches in Kolkata after they acknowledged that the Eden Gardens pitch was not serving to the native franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.

“There are some inappropriate conclusions being drawn about why I wasn’t at yesterday’s sport in Kolkata. Fairly merely, it wasn’t on the listing of matches I used to be all the way down to do!” Bhogle posted on ‘X’.

“Asking me would have resolved the problem. Rosters are accomplished earlier than the event begins. I used to be rostered for 2 video games in Kolkata. I used to be there for the primary and an sickness within the household prevented me from being on the 2nd,” he added with out specifying the video games.

There are some inappropriate conclusions being drawn about why I wasn’t at yesterday’s sport in Kolkata. Fairly merely, it wasn’t on the listing of matches I used to be all the way down to do! Asking me would have resolved the problem. Rosters are accomplished earlier than the event begins. I used to be rostered for 2…

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 22, 2025

KKR performed towards Gujarat Titans on the Eden Gardens on Monday and misplaced by 39 runs.

Each KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane and head coach Chandrakant Pandit have demanded a extra spin pleasant observe on the venue and expressed their frustration at not being given a observe that fits their assault that includes Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Moeen Ali.

After the CAB threw its weight behind curator Sujan Mukherjee, Doull had prompt that KKR ought to search for a brand new base provided that Mukherjee was not fulfilling the group’s necessities.

Bhogle had additionally acknowledged that KKR deserved to have the house benefit.

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