From heated argument with Ness Wadia to religion-related insult, Shah Rukh Khan's top 5 IPL controversies

Shah Rukh Khan's IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders has claimed the trophy thrice—in 2012, 2014, and 2024. However, his journey wasn't smooth, it was riddled with controversies. Yesterday, the BCCI and team owners met in Mumbai to discuss crucial issues, including the need for a mega auction, retentions, and the Impact Player rule. During this productive meeting focused on preparations for IPL 2025, SRK's name once again became embroiled in controversy.

Shah Rukh Khan's top 5 controversies in the IPL history

1. Argument with Ness Wadia

The meeting was held at the BCCI Headquarters and it was attended by?SRK, Kavya Maran (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Sanjiv Goenka and Shaswat (Lucknow Super Giants), KK Grand and Parth Jindal (Delhi Capitals), and Ness Wadia (Punjab Kings).?It is said that the teams are likely to be limited to retaining no more than five players and will have one Right to Match (RTM) card, allowing a franchise to match the final bid for a player from their previous season's squad. While many including SRK and Kavya Maran opposed the mega auction that would enable teams to significantly alter their rosters, as they wish to keep their high-performing players, Wadia was in favour of this. When asked about the heated argument, Ness Wadia rubbished the rumours saying, "Not true. We are all in it together. Just like you guys. After you finish this, you will go for a quick bite. So not true at all."

2. Banned from the Wankhede Stadium??

Shah Rukh was banned for five years from entering Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium after an altercation with security staff in 2012. Talking about it in Aap Ki Adalat, he said that he was triggered by?religion-related insults. "Yes I was very angry and upset. My kids were there and I thought someone… Maybe they had a rule, that?hatao yaha se.?I told him, these are our kids and we are taking them. I just said this. There was a person there who said a word which I, as a Delhi person, felt like it was an abusive word. Even though the same word in Marathi is also rude.?Thoda sa religious, galat tha woh?(It was religious, it was wrong). I then lost my cool,?main pagal hogaya?and I went to hit him."

3. Dropping Sourav Ganguly from his team

In 2011, for IPL 4, SRK had dropped?Sourav Ganguly from his team, which had upset the latter's fans so much that they refused to show up at the match to support the team. "First the management asked Dada if he could be part of the team?as a mentor, as an ambassador, and then even I asked him, but he is still keen to play the game, and so he should. But in our scheme of things, I think it is very radical, big decision. I would still personally like him to play for us but I don't know if the rulings allow. But I will speak to him again soon," he was quoted as saying by TOI.

4. ED questioning

SRK was called for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in 2011. He was reportedly grilled for six hours about his investments in?Kolkata Knight Riders. This was the time when IPL's former boss Lalit Modi was chucked out by BCCL and several team owners came under the scanner for offshore and benami investments.

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