Skipper Virat Kohli and his wife and bollywood actress Anushka Sharma have been on the targeting radar of the fans after Virat shared a video of Anushka scolding a man for littering on the road. Though captain Kohli has been in superb form with the bat but his snaps with his wife draw attention and criticism from the fans.
Before the start of the practise game against Essex at Chlemsford, there were reports that BCCI had asked the cricketers to part ways from their family or close ones for the starting three test against England. But Anushka Sharma was there with the team at the High Commission of India in London that draw criticism from the twitterverse.
#TeamIndia members at the High Commission of India in London. pic.twitter.com/tUhaGkSQfe
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 7, 2018
This was the tweet shared by BCCI on which Anushka is clearly seen in the front row alongside Virat Kohli, which was not entertained by the passionate Indian fans. BCCI wrote Team India in the caption that also went wrong with the fans.
Negative reactions
Vice captain is in last row and First Lady of Indian cricket is in front row. These people giving lecture online few days back. @AnushkaSharma
— Ali MG (@aliasgarmg) August 7, 2018
Why @BCCI allows someones wife at official tour…. Please confirm Is your team mens are at work or on honeymoon
— Nishant (@NishNishantkr) August 7, 2018
anushka sharma is also there in the squad so probably she will be included in the playing 11 too for the next match
— Mayank Sharma (@MSharma56483635) August 7, 2018
Is captain wife more important than vice captain? Where are other players wife’s? Don’t divide team for the sake of captain or Bollywood please
— Sanjay Tank (@SanjaySTank) August 8, 2018
Omg??…when Anushka Sharma started playing for indian team???
— Vani (@Vani66100016) August 7, 2018
Very unprofessional @BCCI. This doesn’t look sound. Where is the Vice Caption hidden? Who is anushka Sharma in Indian Cricket. Why is she given this position? She is a celebrity doesn’t mean she hold more imprtance than a Vice caption of the cricket team! Any answers @BCCI
— Shruti? (@shruttitandon) August 8, 2018
Defending comments
Omg??…when Anushka Sharma started playing for indian team???
— Vani (@Vani66100016) August 7, 2018
Wives are invited with the players. for high commission dinner in South Africa, wives of all the players accompanied them.
— shiwalipant (@onenonly96) August 8, 2018