Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir has apologised for his emotional outburst during their last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, which cost him 15 per cent of his match fees.
The out-of-favour India opener was seen kicking a chair at the dugout during his team's victory over RCB when the two teams faced off in Bangalore on Monday.
The television replays showed Gambhir kicking the chair violently fashion after Suryakumar Yadav hit a boundary, an outburst which may have happened in heat of the moment.
Even the commentators were finding it difficult to understand as to why he was so angry when his team was winning.
Gambhir, who has led KKR to double IPL titles in 2012 and 2014, was fined for "abusing ground equipment".
The KKR skipper on Wednesday wrote that he committed a mistake by kicking the chair.
"Yes, I committed a mistake. In hindsight, I shouldn't have kicked," he said.
Gambhir also said he was surprised that the entire incident has overshadowed a powerful performance by his teammates Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell.
Big-hitters Pathan and Russell dismantled the RCB bowling attack to help KKR stage a come-from-behind victory.
"I am not surprised that 'furniture damage' is being served as the main course while Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell batting exploits are being relegated as side dishes. We are Indians and we love our spicy stuff, isn't it? And that clip of mine where I am testing the stability of a dugout chair is loaded with masala.
Expressing embarrassment over the incident, Gambhir, who is not new to controversies, said the cricketers too are entitled to have emotions.
"My brush with the authorities is not new. While I am repentant and embarrassed, I have never got the answer to one very basic question: Aren't role models entitled to have emotions? Aren't they human enough to express themselves or release their pent-up feelings? I think they too are by-products of the times and the society they are living in.
"Maybe, it is a little too much to expect them to behave as if they are participating in a Sunday Mass while actually they are engaged in fiercely fought game of cricket," he said.
The 34-year-old southpaw has been involved in a number of unsavoury incidents in the past.
