Harsha Bhogle Sacking: Did India Players Engineer Axe?

Noted cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle is still clueless about the reasons for his ouster from the Indian Premier League (IPL) panel but hoped that players' complaint has nothing to do with his removal. (Harsha Bhogle's Commentary Contract Terminated by Board of Control For Cricket in India)

"I still don't know why I am not doing the IPL. I haven't been told. I can accept the fact that people don't like me. But I genuinely hope it isn't because cricketers have complained about what I have to say," posted Bhogle on his Facebook page.

Would have been nice to be part of @IPL again. Was in fact looking forward to it. Favourite tournament. Hope #IPL9 is a blockbuster.

- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 9, 2016

Speculation is rife that some Indian cricketers have complained against Bhogle to the Board of Control for India (BCCI) for his comments on air but the exact reason for his last minute sacking from the IPL commentators' panel is not yet known.

T 2184 - With all due respects, it would be really worthy of an Indian commentator to speak more about our players than others all the time.

- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016

Nothing to add https://t.co/8rBel3vw4o

- Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) March 23, 2016

"I tell every young cricketer who cares to listen that we will never agree on everything but I will always desire that they do well; that I cannot stop them from scoring a run, or taking a wicket or holding a catch," he wrote.

"Doing that is their job, telling the story of what they did, or didn't, is mine. Our paths will be strewn with admiration and disagreement. It is the nature of the job whether you are a university level cricketer or among the best there has been. And, for heaven's sake, my greatest criticism is that I don't do enough of it."

There has been an outpour of support on social media for Bhogle, who has more than 3.5 million Twitter followers.