Broadcaster refused to accept Rohit Sharma's allegation of breaking privacy, gave a befitting reply
Rohit Sharma Star Sports: The performance of five-time champion team Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2024 was very poor. In the entire season, Mumbai team could win only 4 matches out of 14 matches. Mumbai had to face defeat at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants in their last match also. Meanwhile, former team captain and veteran batsman Rohit Sharma had accused IPL broadcaster Star Sports of violation of privacy. Star Sports has now released its statement on Rohit's allegations and he has refused to accept his mistake in any way.
Star Sports called the allegation wrong
Issuing a statement on Rohit Sharma's allegation, Star Sports said, 'The clip was taken during the training session at Wankhede International Stadium on May 16 for which Star Sports had official permission. In this, the senior player was shown chatting with his friends. The audio of this conversation was not recorded or broadcast. The clip itself, in which the senior players request that audio of their conversation not be recorded, was telecasted on Star Sports' pre-match show. Apart from this it has no editorial relevance whatsoever.
Rohit Sharma had reprimanded the broadcaster
Before this statement of Star Sports, on Sunday, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma, while sharing a post from his official If you are talking to your friends or colleagues in privacy during training, the camera keeps recording every step and every conversation. Despite asking Star Sports not to record my conversation, it was also played on air, which is a violation of privacy. The need to get exclusive content and focus only on views and engagement will one day break the trust between fans, cricketers and cricket.
After the statement of Star Sports, now it has to be seen whether Rohit Sharma reacts on this matter or not. Let us tell you that Hitman will now be seen captaining the Indian team in the T20 World Cup.