I Don't Drink Coffee, I Drink Green Tea Instead, Jokes Hardik Pandya

Published - 26 Apr 2020, 03:08 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:05 AM

Hardik Pandya. Credit: Getty Images

India allrounder Hardik Pandya has joked that a cup of coffee proved too costly for him and thus he now drinks green tea instead. The star cricketer made the comment while interacting with his India teammate Dinesh Karthik during a live session on Instagram.

Hardik Pandya was referring to the controversy he landed in due to his comments on the television show Koffee With Karan at the start of last year. He had attended the show with his teammate KL Rahul. The comments from them were deemed sexist and misogynistic by many and the two cricketers soon faced repercussions.

Both Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were asked to return home from the Australia tour and were also suspended. Their World Cup participation was also in doubt but the BCCI ombudsman gave them a big respite by not suspending them. The ombudsman instead directed KL Rahul & Hardik Pandya to pay Rs 1,00,000 each to families of 10 constables in para-military forces who lost their lives on duty.

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Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, — Haridk Pandya with KL Rahul in the talk show. (Credits – Twitter)

He also directed the duo to pay Rs 10,00,000 in the fund created by Cricket Association for the blind for promotion of game for the blind. Hardik Pandya has moved on since then and his latest comment makes it pretty clear.

“I don’t drink coffee, I drink green tea instead. I drank coffee only once and proved to be too expensive for me. I can bet that Starbucks would not have such an expensive coffee. Since then I stay away from coffee,” Hardik Pandya said in the live chat which also featured his brother and fellow allrounder Krunal.

Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya has not played for India since the home T20I series against South Africa last year due to a back issue. He returned to action during the DY Patil T20 tournament and is expected to return to the national team whenever the action starts. Earlier this year, Hardik Pandya got engaged to Bollywood diva Natasa Stankovic.