Hardik Pandya apologises after receiving flak for his ‘sexist, racist and misogynist’ comments on Koffee with Karan

Hardik Pandya’s recent appearance on the talk show Koffee with Karan has sparked a huge controversy. His comments on women and black culture have been labelled as misogynist and racist. He has been blasted on social media by the fans for giving distasteful comments. Now Hardik has come forward and apologised to everyone for his comments on the show. Hardik has said that he did not mean to hurt anyone’s sentiments and got carried away with the nature of the show.

“After reflecting on my comments on Koffee with Karan, I would like to apologise to everyone concerned who I may have hurt in a way. Honestly, I got a bit carried away with the nature of the show. In no way did I mean to disrespect of hurt anyone’s sentiments. Respect”, Hardik wrote on Twitter.

It is the first time that two cricketers (KL Rahul and Hardik) have appeared on the popular talk show hosted by Karan Johar. But it soon turned sour for both KL Rahul and specially Hardik. The India all-rounder was criticised by many fans and news publications for his disrespectful comments on women. 

Hardik made several comments on his relationship with several women on the show. Here are some of the things that Hardik said-  

“I like to watch and observe how they move. I’m little from the Black side so I need to see how they move,” when asked why he doesn’t ask women’s names in a club. 

“At a party my parents asked me acha tera wala (women) kaun sa hai [who is your interest here?] so I said yeh, yeh, yeh (pointing out women) and they were like waah proud of u beta.”

Hardik is scheduled to take part in the One Day International series against Australia that starts from 12 January. He was part of the squad that won India’s first ever Test series Down Under.