Rohit Sharma Slams IPL Broadcasters For Invading His Privacy, Says 'Despite Asking Them To Stop Recording..'

Rohit Sharma Slams IPL Broadcasters: The MI star slammed the broadcasters for airing his conversation with Dhawal Kulkarni despite requesting them not to record.

Rohit Sharma Slams IPL Broadcasters: Rohit Sharma, Team India captain and Mumbai Indians (MI) star, has slammed the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 broadcasters for invading his privacy. The senior batter put out a post on X (formerly Twitter) in which he expressed his concern over "the need to get exclusive content" which can result in a breach of trust between the cricketers, fans and cricket.

"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," Rohit wrote in his post.

"Despite asking Star Sports to not record my conversation, it was and was also then played on air, which is a breach of privacy. The need to get exclusive content and focused only on views and engagement will one day break the trust between the fans, cricketers and cricket," he added. 

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"Let better sense prevail," the 37-year-old wrote.

Notably, Rohit had folded his hands, asking the cameraperson to stop recording during one of his conversation with his ex-MI and Mumbai Ranji Trophy teammate Dhawal Kulkarni ahead of the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). However, despite his plea, the clip was aired on live broadcast.

What Is The KKR Video Controversy Involving Rohit Sharma, Abhishek Nayar?

Earlier, a video feauturing Rohit Sharma and Abhishek Nayar posted by Kolkata Knight Rides (KKR) had gone viral on social media. However, that video had been taken down by the franchise after fans decoded the conversation between the two which was seemingly about the situation at MI where Rohit had been replaced as the captain by Hardik Pandya after before IPL 2024.

"Ek ek cheez change ho raha hai...Woh unke upar hai...Jo bhi hai woh mera ghar hai bhai, woh temple jo hai na maine banwaya hai (Everything is changing one by one... It's on them... Whatever, but it's my home brother, it's the temple that I constructed)," Rohit WAS heard saying in the video, a part of which is still doing the rounds on fan accounts.