Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma©AFP
IPL broadcaster Star Sports on Monday denied broadcasting audio of private conversations about Rohit Sharma after the Indian captain accused the channel of “violating” his privacy despite requests to stop the recording. did. During a conversation with Kolkata Knight Riders' Abhishek Nayar after an IPL match, Rohit was seen requesting the broadcaster to shut down the audio while recording. On Sunday, he accused the channel of broadcasting private conversations. The channel denied the charges in a statement. “The footage was shot during a May 16 training session at the Wankhede Stadium, to which Star Sports was granted access, and showed the senior player conversing with friends on the sidelines. No audio of this conversation was recorded or broadcast.
“This clip, which simply shows a senior player requesting that the audio of the conversation not be recorded, was featured on Star Sports' live broadcast of the pre-match preparations, but there is no further editorial contention. There was no connection,” the department said.
The audio of the chat was posted by KKR on its social media handles, leading to speculations about Rohit's future with Mumbai Indians. After the controversy, the video was removed by KKR.
“The need to get exclusive content and focus only on views and engagement will one day break trust between fans, cricketers and cricketers. Let's spread better sensibilities,” Rohit said. said Sunday.
The channel said it is committed to protecting player privacy.
“Respect for the privacy of the players as they bring fans along to moments of intense action and preparation is core to this ethos and the broadcaster remains committed to this,” the station said.
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