Farokh Engineer issues apology to Anushka Sharma for his claim that selectors were serving tea to her

Former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer, who claimed that the Indian selectors were serving tea to skipper Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma during the World Cup 2019, has put forth an apology to the actress.

In an interview to a news channel, Farokh Engineer stated that he made those comments in jest adding that his comments were intended for the Indian selectors and not the actress. "I just said it in a jest and it's being made a mountain out of a molehill," Engineer was quoted as saying by Republic TV.

"Poor Anushka has been dragged into it, she is a lovely girl. Virat Kohli is a brilliant captain and coach Ravi Shastri is extremely good. The entire matter is being blown up unnecessarily. It turned out to be a selector as he was wearing an all India blazer," he added.

Earlier, Farokh Engineer had stated that he saw the selectors getting Anushka Sharma cups of tea during the World Cup match in England.

"I didn't even know one of the selectors during the World Cup and I asked him who the hell he was, because he was wearing the India blazer and he said he was one of the selectors. All they were doing was getting Anushka Sharma (Kohli's wife) cups of tea," the former India wicketkeeper had told The Times Of India.

Later, Anushka Sharma took to her official twitter handle and posted an uncompromising post stating that she will not allow her name to be dragged into controversies relating to cricket anymore.

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