In a debate moderated by TIMES NOWs Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Shobha De, Author; Atul Wasan, Former Indian Cricketer; Surinder Khanna, Former Indian Cricketer; Shailendra Singh, MD, Percept; and Bimal Soni, Deputy President, Rajasthan Cricket Association -- discuss the issue of Team India manager allowing wives to travel with their husbands, and commenting that the society doesnt approve of girlfriends staying with the players on foreign tours. The debate of Wives and Girlfriends (WAGs) accompanying cricketers on foreign tours has taken a different twist after Indias team manager Sunil Dev questioned actress Anushka Sharmas stay with boyfriend Virat Kohli during the Test series in England. Once termed as the most eligible bachelor of Team India, under-performing Kohli has now come under severe criticism for his Test failure -- 134 runs in 5 matches. Many fans and some quarters of BCCI have blamed Anushkas presence behind the vice-captains poor form with the bat in a series, which India lost 1-3. BCCIs decision to allow the Bollywood actress to stay with the cricketer has snowballed into a controversy after Dev just stopped short of saying that wifes are ok but girlfriends on tours was against the culture of the country. I didnt know who gave this permission and from where it was supposed to be taken. Whether this was been done before or not I am not aware of it. But I will definitely speak to the BCCI about what I feel and submit my report, Dev told Times Now. Asked whether girlfriends travelling with the players on tour was against Indian culture, Dev said: As you said yes I agree with you. But I wont make any comment until I meet Board members. I am bound with a contract with the Board. Kohli and Anushka have been grabbing headlines ever since they were first spotted together during the tour of New Zealand. During the England series, the couple were back in the news when it was reported that the actress was staying in the same hotel as Kohli with permission from the BCCI.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 06:28:03 +0000
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