Shah Rukh Khan to Gavaskar: Put your money where your mouth is

Shah Rukh Khan told Sunil Gavaskar to put his money where his mouth is at a press event in Mumbai on Sunday, April 5, to announce a tie up between Nokia and his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. Photo Credit: Sawf News

April 05, 2009 - Shah Rukh Khan took a dig at former Indian Cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar at a press event in Mumbai on Sunday to announce new initiatives with his IPL team sponsors Nokia.

In his column in Hindustan Times Sunil Gavaskar had panned Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan for advocating that a team be lead by multiple captains for the IPL second season.

Shah Rukh Khan told Sunil Gavaskar to put his money where his mouth is at a press event in Mumbai on Sunday, April 5, to announce a tie up between Nokia and his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. Photo Credit: Sawf News

"I have great respect for Mr Gavaskar. I have grown up enjoying his performance as well as KR Vishwanath and Kapil's. We all respect him too much but having said that I would like to say that please give it (the multiple-captain theory) a breathing space to try now. If we fail we can always go back to the traditional way," Shah Rukh said at the event.

The Bollywood star then flexed his financial muscles saying, "I have spent lot of money on my team. If you have a problem then you buy your own team and run it the way you want."