Bot Tweet Spree For Rohit Sharma? Vidya Balan Inadvertently Spills The Beans

Mumbai: Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma, who was struggling with the bat in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, rested himself in the 5th and final test match, being played in Sydney. As many cricket fans shared their thoughts on Rohit not being part of the final test match, Bollywood celebrities also joined the spree. Amid this, actress Vidya Balan also shared an Instagram post in support of India's batting star Rohit Sharma for taking a break saying it requires ‘courage’.

Taking to Instagram, Vidya Balan allegedly posted, “Rohit Sharma, what a SUPERSTAR!! To take a pause & catch your breath requires courage… More power to you … Respect…"

While a section of users supported the actress for coming out in support of the cricketer, many alleged that she posted a PR forwarded message on social media. As they started trolling her, Vidya Balan allegedly deleted the post. However by then, a screenshot of her post had already gone viral on social media.  

Some users on social media platform Reddit, who claimed that the actress allegedly posted a PR forward message, trolled her saying 'she did it on purpose’.

Another Reddit user, who seemed convinced that social media posts in support of Rohit Sharma, was a PR stunt, wrote, “If anyone had doubt there is a PR game going on and that who is the ICT dressing room leaker, we have answers to both now.”

Amid this, Vidya Balan also took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, and posted the same message lauding Rohit Sharma. “Rohit Sharma, what a SUPERSTAR!! To take a pause & catch your breath requires courage … More power to you … Respect”.

However, the actress was trolled here also when a user asked her to follow him (Rohit Sharma) first. Apparently, Vidya Balan doesn't follow Rohit Sharma on Instagram when last checked. 

As the trolling spree continued, many other users also shared the screenshot of Vidya Balan’s now deleted Instagram post supporting Rohit Sharma on ‘X’ saying, “WhatsApp Forward…”

While another user on ‘X’ replied to Vidya Balan’s tweet saying, “PR at work…”

Not just Vidya Balan, Bollywood director and actor Farhan Akhtar had earlier posted a long message on Instagram supporting Rohit Sharma.

Interestingly, when last checked, even Farhan Akhtar was not following Rohit Sharma on Instagram.

With the Bollywood actors coming forward in support of Rohit Sharma, social media users are claiming an alleged role of a PR team, ever since the cricketer was dropped from the 5th test match against Australia, fuelling speculations about his retirement from the test format.

Rohit Sharma rested for 5th test match against Australia  

Indian ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma has been rested for the 5th Test match against Australia in Sydney of the ongoing Border- Gavaskar Trophy.

Rohit has struggled with the bat in the ongoing tournament, managing only 31 runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He was unavailable for the Perth Test and joined the team from Adelaide, but since then, he has failed to make significant contributions with the bat.

Jasprit Bumrah , who has been brilliant in this series, led the team in the first Test at Perth and secured a convincing 295-run victory over Australia. 

This fuelled speculations that the ‘hitman’ of the Indian cricket team will take retirement from the test cricket. However, Rohit Sharma revealed the reason behind missing out on the last test match of the series.

"I have stood down from this Test but I am not going anywhere. This is not a retirement or moving away from the format. A guy with a mic, pen or laptop, what they write or say, it doesn't matter. They cannot decide for us. I took the call to stand down after coming to Sydney. Yes, runs are not coming but there is no guarantee that you won't be able to score two months down the line or six months down the line. I am mature enough to know what I am doing," Rohit Sharma told Star Sports as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

"The chat that I had with the coach and the selector was simple: my bat is not scoring runs, I am not in form, this is an important match, and we need players who are in form. As it is, the boys are not in great form. So I had this simple thought in my mind: we can't carry out-of-form players. That's why I thought I should tell the coach and the selector what's going on in my mind. They backed my decision. They said you have been playing for so many years, you are the best judge of what you are doing," he added.

With inputs from ANI