Durban, April 21: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner Shah Rukh Khan said he has been receiving `hate` mails since the multiple-captaincy controversy brewed up a storm.
"I am getting strange hate mails from people for taking decision for the team`s sake. But is is okay, I`m saving them all so that I can go to each house and say `Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo," Shah Rukh said after KKR beat Kings XI Punjab by 11 runs in an Indian Premier League match.
KKR coach John Buchanan`s multiple-captaincy theory has raised a debate, specially in former captain Sourav Ganguly`s city Kolkata. Ganguly`s removal from the captaincy has left his fan indignant.
The Bollywood star asked Ganguly`s fans to send positive responses.
"Along the way if we go wrong, please feel for us and send us positive energies."
Shah Rukh also admitted the team is under a lot of pressure after the multiple captaincy theory.
"I know the team is under a lot of pressure after the multiple captains, the choice of captain and all that. At the moment the team is under a bit of a disarray, but we will stick together. We have started doing it," Shah Rukh said.
"My team is under more pressure because it is owned by a film star and then you have such fan following, the backing of a city that supports you one night and gets angry the next night."
IANS
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