Ahead of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, Bhogle was talking about the tournament on an Instagram Live session, but his video went blank and his shrieks of “Kya hua? Kaun hai? Kahan se aa gaye?” (What happened? Who are you? From where have you come?) could be heard. What worried fans further was that there were inaudible voices from the other side of the camera, before the live session was ended by the host.

With no updates on the broadcaster, fans and well-wishers were left worried, before the air was cleared by Bhogle’s wife Anita. “Folks, just clarifying that all is well with @bhogleharsha. It was a promo that went viral and unfortunately got everyone worried. Thanks for the love and concern.”

Bhogle too later took to Twitter to apologise for leaving fans worried, and that the whole stunt had left him “embarrassed.”

“I am fine. Sorry to have got a lot of you worried. Thank you for the love and concern. It became more viral than I anticipated. That too is a learning. It was meant to lead to something else. Sorry. And cheers.

“You learn something new everyday. It seemed a lighthearted thing to do but in its execution, it became something that I didn’t think it would. I am actually a bit embarrassed now.”

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