Indian batter Virat Kohli shared a horrific experience he had to endure while in Perth on Monday, labeling the experience “horrible”. He also said that it made him feel very “paranoid” about his privacy. The whole incident was that someone entered the batter’s hotel room while the cricketer was not present and the whole break-in was filmed, and all of Kohli’s accessories and wardrobe were put on display. The former India skipper was visibly shocked and asked fans to respect everyone’s privacy and not treat them as a “commodity” for entertainment.
“I understand that fans get really happy and excited when they see their favorite players and get excited to meet them and I’ve always appreciated that. But this video here is horrible and I feel very paranoid about my privacy,” Kohli wrote in his Instagram post.
“If I can’t have privacy in my own hotel room, where can I really expect personal space? I’m NOT okay with this kind of fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy. Please respect people’s privacy and don’t treat them like a commodity for entertainment,” he added.
On Kohli’s Instagram post, Australian batter David Warner also commented, “This is ridiculous, totally unacceptable. Was this @crownperth.”
Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma also shared his post on her Instagram story, saying: “I have experienced few incidents where fans have shown no compassion or mercy in the past, but this is really the worst. An absolute disgrace and violation of a human being and anyone who sees this and thinks celebrity ho! Toh deal karna padega should know that you are part of the problem too.”
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“Exercising some self-control helps everyone. And if this happens in your bedroom, where is the line,” she added.
In the on-going T20 World Cup, Kohli was in good form, recording scores of 82, 62 and 12. His total in the tournament now stands at 156.
Kohli’s knockout against Pakistan was truly special as he scored an unbeaten 82 and brought the team across the line in a difficult 160-run chase. Earlier this year, Kohli had registered his first T20I tonne and it came against Afghanistan in the Asian Cup.
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