BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry questioned how permission was granted to Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul to appear on Karan Johar's Koffee with Karan show even as access to sports journalists is restricted.

"The provisions of the earlier contracts and the practice in place would have required these contracted players to seek permission to appear on the show. Was such a permission sought? Was such a permission granted? If so, by whom?