Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli shocked the cricket fraternity on monday morning by posting a disturbing footage showing a stranger entering his hotel room in Perth and shooting a video and posting it on a popular social media channel. The clip exhibited all of Kohli;s personal belongings such as idols of god, his shoes, and jerseys.
“I understand that fans get very happy and excited seeing their favourite players and get excited to meet them and I’ve always appreciated that. But this video here is appalling and it’s made me feel very paranoid about my privacy. If I cannot have privacy in my own hotel room, then where can I really expect any personal space at all?? I’m NOT okay with this kind of fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy. Please respect people’s privacy and not treat them as a commodity for entertainment,” Kohli wrote on Instagram.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) reacted to the incident which took place amid the 2022 T20 World Cup and claimed that it was a ‘gross invasion of privacy.’ They also revealed the incident had taken place in India’s pre-event preparation for the event in Perth.
“The ICC is incredibly disappointed by the gross invasion of privacy suffered by a member of the Indian traveling party at the Crown Perth, during their team’s pre-event preparation ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. We continue to work with event hotels and security providers to ensure that this remains an isolated incident and player privacy is fully respected at all times,” said ICC in a statement.
The Crown Hotel in Perth have apologized to Kohli for the incident and suspended the staff members responsible for it. They also revealed they are working with the third-party contractor to ensure that something like this does not happen again.
Before their clash against South Africa in Perth on Sunday (October 30), Team India had spent almost 10 days in the city in the lead-up to the tournament in order to hold a preperatory camp and also play two practice matches against a Western Australia XI.
