IPL 2024 - Rohit Sharma angry with broadcaster, says 'need to get exclusive content will one day break the trust'

On May 19, Indian captain and former Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma took to social media to express his anger towards the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 broadcaster Star Sports, alleging a breach of his privacy. According to the MI batter, he on X (formerly known as Twitter) wrote that despite his repeated requests, Star Sports went on to share audio and footage of his private conversations with teammates and colleagues. 

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Rohit emphasized the need for 'common sense', denouncing the broadcaster's actions as they intrude upon the privacy of cricketers solely for the sake of garnering additional clicks and social media engagement.

He wrote, "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 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 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. Let better sense prevail".

Many believe that Rohit Sharma's frustration has come following the circulation of his conversation with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, which went viral on social media.

Just days earlier, Rohit was also captured on camera making a polite request to the official broadcaster's cameraman to mute the audio while filming his discussion with former MI and India teammate Dhawal Kulkarni. "Bhai audio band karo haan. Ek audio ne mera wat laga diya. (Brother, please turn off the audio. One audio has already caused trouble for me)," Rohit can be heard saying in the clip recorded by Star Sports.

Talking about his team MI, after being replaced as captain, with Hardik Pandya leading the side, they faced a challenging season in the IPL. They finished at the bottom of the 10-team points table.

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