Rohit Sharma Expresses Anger Over Privacy Breach
Mumbai Indians had a disappointing performance under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya in the 17th season of IPL. Mumbai’s last match of the league was played on May 17 at their home Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai could not win even in the last match.
Mumbai had to accept defeat from Lucknow. This was Mumbai’s 10th defeat in 14 matches this season. Mumbai’s challenge ended with this defeat at the tenth position in the points table. After this disappointing performance of Mumbai, former captain and veteran batsman Rohit Sharma tweeted. Rohit has publicly expressed his displeasure with broadcasters Star Sports. Let’s know what Rohit said in the tweet.
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Incident Leading to Rohit’s Anger
Before the match against Lucknow, Rohit Sharma was chatting on the boundary line with his friend and former cricketer Dhawal Kulkarni. This time a video of Rohit chatting with his friends went viral on social media. Seeing his video being shot, Rohit said, “Don’t record the audio, there is already a video waiting”. But even after that, Rohit’s speech was shot. After that, this video went viral. Rohit has expressed his public displeasure over that.
Rohit Sharma’s Public Outcry on Social Media:
There is a lot of interference in the lives of cricketers. Our every move and conversation is being shot. Every moment is being shot as we talk with our friends, and teammates during training and on match days. I requested Star Sports not to shoot. But even after that, this video was shown on air. This is a breach of our privacy. Exclusive content and engagement will one day break the trust between cricketers and cricket”, said Rohit in his social media post.
The lives of cricketers have become so intrusive that cameras are now recording every step and conversation we are having in privacy with our friends and colleagues, at training or on match days.
Despite asking Star Sports to not record my conversation, it was and was also then…
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) May 19, 2024
Background and Broader Implications:
A few days ago, the video of Abhishek Nair and Rohit Sharma’s interaction during the Mumbai-Kolkata match went viral. The conversation in this video created a lot of discussion. Rohit was very scared after this video. Rohit chats with cricketer Dhawal Kulkarni and other friends at the Wankhede Stadium before the match against Lucknow. As soon as he realized that his speech was being shot, Rohit put his hand towards the camera and said, “Brother, turn off the audio. An audio has been waiting for me”. But even after this request, this video was shot. So Rohit has expressed his anger.
