Taking exception to leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s allegations of bodily harassment by a participant in his early IPL days, former India head coach Ravi Shastri has recommended that the offender be by no means allowed to return close to a cricket discipline.
In a stunning revelation, Chahal mentioned he had an in depth shave throughout a post-match IPL social gathering in 2013 when a drunk participant dangled him from the Fifteenth-floor balcony of a Bengaluru resort.
Reacting to this, Shastri mentioned it’s “no laughing matter at all”.
“I do not know who the person involved is, he was not in a conscious state of mind. If that is the case, then it is a big worry. Someone’s life is at risk, some people might think it is funny but for me, it is not funny at all,” Shastri advised ‘ESPNcricinfo’.
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“It shows the person who is trying to do it is in a state which is not appropriate. When you are in such a state trying something like that, the chances of mistakes are even more. It is not acceptable at all.”
Chahal, 31, one of many nation’s high leg-spinners and who has performed beneath Shastri within the Indian staff, made the revelation throughout a chat with Ravichandran Ashwin, the video of which has been shared by their new IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.
“It is the primary time I’m listening to such a drastic factor like this. It isn’t humorous in any respect. If such an incident occurs in the present day, a life ban for that particular person concerned and ship that particular person to a rehab centre as rapidly as potential.
TO THINK THIS WASN’T THE FIRST TIME-
Even if it they’re laughing on it now, such pranks should not be inspired. This was in 2011. Two years previous to the balcony incident. pic.twitter.com/DoYui7rOIn
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“Life ban, better not come near to a cricket field then he will realise how funny is it or not funny,” Shastri acknowledged.
Chahal mentioned not many individuals knew about his near-death expertise as he had saved it to himself.
Shastri, a former India all-rounder, additionally mentioned that it is necessary for gamers to report incidents like these on the earliest, as an alternative of ready for one thing tragic to happen.
“You do not want an unfortunate incident for you to wake up, if something like that happens, you have to step up and tell the people concerned. Just like you are told by the Anti-Corruption Unit when there is an approach made by someone or the other when it comes to fixing, it is your job to approach the authorities to let them know,” mentioned Shastri.
During his chat with Ashwin, Chahal mentioned, “My story, some individuals find out about it. I’ve by no means spoken about this, I by no means shared this.
“In 2013, I used to be with the Mumbai Indians. We had a match in Bengaluru. There was a get-together after that. There was a participant who was very drunk, I cannot take his title.
“He was very drunk and was looking at me and he just called me. He took me outside and he dangled me from the balcony.”
