Harsha Bhogle Breaks Silence On ‘IPL Commentary Ban At Eden’ Reports

Noted commentator Harsha Bhogle has rejected hypothesis that he was evaded the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans on Monday on account of a grievance by the Cricket Association 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 studies. In 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 said 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 game in Kolkata. Quite simply, it wasn’t on the list of matches I was down to do!” Bhogle posted on ‘X’.

“Asking me would have resolved the issue. Rosters are done before the tournament starts. I was rostered for two games in Kolkata. I was there for the first and an illness in the family prevented me from being at 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 recreation in Kolkata. Quite merely, it wasn’t on the record of matches I used to be all the way down to do! Asking me would have resolved the difficulty. Rosters are finished earlier than the match 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.

Both KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane and head coach Chandrakant Pandit have demanded a extra spin pleasant monitor on the venue and expressed their frustration at not being given a monitor 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 staff’s necessities.

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

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