Angry supporters of Rohit Sharma trash Star Sports with profanity-filled hashtags with Star Sports ki MKC trending after the World Cup’s official broadcaster favours Virat Kohli over the Indian captain
Star Sports did not include Rohit Sharma in the “Fab 5.”
Rohit Sharma fans trend Star Sports ki MKC for not adding Indian captain in Fab 5 list
Star Sports is now crossing all the limits of being a PR .🤬
Rohit literally scored 131 , 87 , 88 and 48 in these wins but they added the photo of Kohli , Iyer , Bumrah and Rahul !
SHAME ON STAR SPORTS
STAR SPORTS KI MKC pic.twitter.com/yQhw1N4kLW— TËJ∆S⁴⁵🚩 (@tejuu45) November 11, 2023
No Rohit Sharma Fan Will Pass Without Liking This
1. SHAME ON STAR SPORTS
2. STAR SPORTS KI MKC pic.twitter.com/bNTDejRZwb
— 💙 (@MitchellMarsh_8) November 11, 2023
STAR SPORTS KI MKC pic.twitter.com/YS9ajne1JS
— Ꮢᴏᴍᴇᴏ 🇮🇳 (@Romeo__0007) November 11, 2023
Pakistani fans know who Rohit Sharma is
Dream for mdc chokli
STAR SPORTS KI MKC pic.twitter.com/tmm0gn6eMP— ` (@RITIK_264) November 11, 2023
Virat Kohli has looked back to his best at this World Cup, batting prolifically and seeming certain to smash multiple records. In addition to being in excellent form, Team India captain Rohit Sharma has been scoring runs at will to help his team keep their winning streak alive in the game.
This hasn’t stopped Sharma and Kohli’s supporters from hurling insults at one another on social media, though. Days before India’s pivotal World Cup semi-final, supporters of Rohit Sharma have launched an offensive on Star Sports, the official broadcaster, alleging that the TV network is biased in favour of Kohli.
It appears that Rohit Sharma’s supporters are upset that their hero was left off of Star Sports’ “Fab 5” list, which also featured Australian Steve Smith, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, English Joe Root, Indian Virat Kohli, and Pakistan’s Babar Azam. They believed that the Indian captain, who ought to have been among the top five hitters in the world, had been treated unfairly by the leading sports media.
Watch some of the reactions below.
Anger-filled Rohit Sharma supporters trended a profanity-filled hashtag on Friday. They flooded X, the old name for Twitter, with memes and trolling directed at Star Sports.
“Rohit Sharma >>> Star sports,” a fan wrote. “Star Sports didn’t include Rohit Sharma in the Fab 5, the best batter in the world cups,” according to another commenter. “Despite Rohit’s strong performance in this World Cup, Star Sports took all the credit from him and shrugged off Virat Kohli in the promos,” wrote another. “This channel is just another paid public relations firm,” another user remarked. Another fan stated, “It is difficult for star sports’ bad PR to significantly diminish Rohit Sharma’s influence because of his substantial achievements and fan base.”
Sourav Ganguly recently revealed surprising information
The ODI World Cup 2023 and Rohit Sharma’s charismatic leadership have been the main topic of intense debate among cricket fans all over the world. The right-handed opener has been India’s leader and main architect, setting off breathtaking displays that have typified the country’s progress in the current competition.
The story of Rohit has been further complicated by the bombshell revelation made by Sourav Ganguly, the former president of the BCCI, about Hitman’s takeover of the Indian cricket team as captain during his term. It is noteworthy to mention that on February 19, 2022, Rohit was named the Test team captain following Virat Kohli’s resignation from the esteemed position. Rohit was captain of the squad during T20I and ODI matches.
Major revelation on Rohit Sharma’s captaincy
Ganguly disclosed in an exclusive interview with Kolkata TV that Rohit was initially hesitant to take the captaincy of the Test team because of the tremendous burden of leading in both formats. The 51-year-old admitted stepping in and talking the player into becoming prepared to lead.
But Ganguly was also happy with Rohit’s acceptance and emphasized the successes, asking onlookers to take note of the observable consequences under his direction.