KKR CEO Venky Mysore downplayed the importance of the conversation between Rohit Sharma and Abhishek Nayar, which implied it might be Rohit's final season with the franchise. In a podcast with RevSportz, Mysore clarified the situation, stating that Rohit and Nayar have been good friends for a long time and that the incident was a deliberate attempt to create mischief.