Rohit Sharma criticises Star Sports for airing his private conversation, calls it 'breach of privacy'

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday lashed out at Star Sports for recording and airing his private conversation. In a post on social media platform X, the 37-year-old said, "Despite asking Star Sports to not record my conversation, it was and was also then played on air, which is a breach of privacy."

This comes after a video featuring Rohit Sharma and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) assistant coach Abhishek Nayar went viral on social media, where Sharma is seen contemplating his future with the Mumbai Indians (MI) team.

The former Mumbai Indians skipper said, "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. The need to get exclusive content and focussed only on views and engagement will one day break the trust between the fans, cricketers and cricket."


Let better sense prevail, he added.

KKR initially posted the video of the conversation on their social media channels but later removed it. This has sparked speculation among fans about Rohit potentially leaving MI. If he does decide to depart, the question arises: where might he go next?

Though the noise in the video is not clear due to constant cheering by fans for Rohit in the background, he can be heard saying, "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." The last audible line in the chat is "Bhai mera kya mera to ye last hai".

Though the rest of the conversation is not audible, fans were quick to react to it and speculated that Rohit was talking about the MI captaincy and some fans even alleged that KKR had deleted the video after uploading it on X.

Sharma and Nayar go back a long way from their Mumbai domestic cricket days and are good friends. Nayar is also credited with playing a big role in Rohit's comeback into the Indian team after 2011 ODI World Cup snub.

Rohit was unceremoniously removed by the MI management earlier this year bringing in Hardik Pandya at the helm, a move that had massively backfired with the team ending as wooden spooners with only four victories to its credit.