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Cricket News: Virat Kohli lashes out at privacy invasion in Perth hotel | Footage of Virat Kohli’s hotel room incident in Perth
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Indian batsman Virat Kohli has lashed out at a breach of privacy in his hotel room in Perth, where the Indian team was staying during their preparatory camp prior to the commencement of the on-going T20 World Cup. ESPNcricinfo has reported that the invasion took place on 8th October.
Kohli opened up about the incident in a rather descriptive Instagram post made through his official account on 31st October, a day after India’s loss to South Africa in the same city on Sunday. The entire issue is about a video captioned ‘King Kohli’s Hotel Room’ that showcases the 33-year-old’s room in the Crown Towers hotel. It was uploaded on TikTok by an anonymous user. Kohli has certainly not taken the issue lightly.
“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,” Kohli wrote on his Instagram post.
He added, “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.”
Crown Towers, however, has apologized for the misdemeanor and the concerned individuals have been penalized by the hotel authorities.
Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has also expressed its disappointment at the aforementioned privacy invasion. The ICC has assured that it will continue to work in coordination with both security providers as well as event hotels “to ensure that this remains an isolated incident and player privacy is fully respected at all times,” as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
The website has also reported that the Indian side didn’t take this issue up with either the ICC or the Cricket Australia (CA). However, they did report the same to the hotel authorities.
“Crown is conducting an investigation with the third-party contractor and will take any further steps necessary to ensure an incident of this nature does not happen again. We are also cooperating with the Indian Cricket team and the International Cricket Council to convey our apologies and will continue to work with them as we progress the investigation,” Crown Towers’ official statement read.
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