Sunil Gavaskar on Friday found himself in the midst of a controversy for a comment on India skipper Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma but the legendary batsman asserted that his remarks, construed as sexist, were misinterpreted. Kohli had a bad day in the office on Thursday when he led Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kings XI Punjab. He dropped KL Rahul twice and managed only a run off five balls in RCB's chase. While Kohli was still at crease, Gavaskar said, "he hasn't had the chance to do the practice you need. He always wants… he knows that the more he practises the better he will be. And during the lockdown, he has only practised against the bowling of Anushka as seen in that video. That is not going to be enough."

Gavaskar was speaking in Hindi when he made the comment.