The cricket world was surprised by the unexpected step of Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma. For the unknown, the sports personality voluntarily took a step back from the Sydney Test between India and Australia in the 2024-2025 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. There were all kinds of reactions to his move online.
But actress Vidya Balan was touched by this. That’s why he tweeted in his favor. However, people claimed that she was part of a publicity stunt organized by Sharma and his team. Now, Balan’s team has responded saying that her post came only because she was impressed by his selfless act. read on!
On January 4, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan posted on X (formerly Twitter) in support of Rohit Sharma and his courageous move of pulling himself out of the Sydney Test between India and Australia. In the post, the Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 actress wrote, “Rohit Sharma, what a superstar! It takes courage to take a pause and catch your breath… more power to you… respect! @ImRo45.”
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Soon after, many people found evidence to prove that she was part of Rohit Sharma’s publicity stunt. Some people even claimed that he blindly copy-pasted the text sent by the Indian captain’s PR. Now, Balan’s team has reacted strongly to all the trolling and said that her tweet came only because she was impressed by ‘his selfless act’.
Responding to speculations regarding the actress’ tweet, her team said, “Let it be clearly stated that Ms. Balan posted this purely of her own free will as she was moved by his selfless act and not By request of their PR team. Ms Balan is not an avid sports fan, but she admires people who show dignity and class in difficult situations. It is completely absurd to attribute her actions to anything other than an instinctive reaction to something she considered admirable. (Thus)
Apart from Vidya, actor-director Farhan Akhtar also made an emotional post about Rohit Sharma. In his post shared on Instagram, the Dil Chahta Hai producer called the Indian cricketer a ‘superstar’ and said thanks for showing the world that he put the Indian cricket team before himself.
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