KL Rahul opened up on the infamous Koffee with Karan episode and revealed that the interview ended up scarring him. Rahul, along with Hardik Pandya, were part of an episode of the famous talk show in 2019.
However, the episode became controversial for the comments that was made and both players faced a lot of backlash.
The episode would see both Rahul and Hardik get suspended by the BCCI and both men had to build their way back into the team.
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The episode aired when both men were in Australia and they had to return mid-way. Speaking on a podcast with Nikhil Kamath on his YouTube channel, Rahul opened up on the controversy and said that the interview completely changed him.
Rahul said that he had become confident after playing for India, but the interview ended up having an effect of him. The Indian batter said that he had never been suspended, even during his school days and didn’t know how to handle it.
“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,” he said.
“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.”
“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.
KL Rahul is preparing for the 2024 Duleep Trophy, with hopes of making a return to the Indian Test squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh. The Indian batter had recently returned to training and had shared the video on social media.
