‘Rohit Sharma should have been dropped from the T20 World Cup squad’: Former Indian star furious over fake statement attributed to him. cricket news

Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has criticized “fan armies” for attributing a fake quote about India captain Rohit Sharma to him. In a viral post, a fan account claimed that Chopra wanted to drop Rohit from the T20 World Cup squad. However, Chopra has denied making any such comment. Instead, he attacked the user for misquoting him. A post on

However, Chopra expressed anger at fan-armies for spreading fake news and questioned whether views and engagement are more important than morality.

“IPL is the best time to spread hatred, fake news…and all kinds of nonsense.
Fan armies are always there to appreciate it. I often wonder if ideas/engagement are more important than morals,” Chopra posted on X.

IPL is the best time to spread hatred, fake news…and all kinds of nonsense.
Fan armies are always there to appreciate it.
I often wonder if ideas/engagement are more important than ethicspic.twitter.com/rkQ69eYExC

– Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 4 May 2024

Meanwhile, Rohit will lead India’s 15-member squad, which also includes four traveling reserves, in the T20 World Cup.

After being out of T20I action for over a year, Rohit made a comeback into the T20I squad during the series against Afghanistan earlier this year.

Speaking at a press conference earlier this week, Rohit talked about his break from T20Is, saying that he wants to focus on the longer formats.

“When the T20 World Cup was happening, we missed a lot of T20 matches. Test cricket is a format that you don’t want to miss and give priority to it. We discussed the same with the players and coaches as well. Ajit Bad I don’t know what was discussed. Whatever the format, we missed a lot of T20 matches because the 50-over World Cup was happening. Said on not playing T20 matches after 2022.