Asia Cup 2023 - "Feel Sad For The Likes Of Virat And Rohit": Pakistan Great On 'Media Bashing'

11.09.2023 - 13:29 sports.ndtv.com

However, a negative aspect of being in the focus is that the players are also subjected to 'media bashing' at times. Pakistan's pace legend Shoaib Akhtar has said that he feels sad for it.

He added that even batting legend Sachin Tendulkar had to go through it during his playing career. "I feel sad for the likes of Virat and Rohit for the bashing that they get.

But Virat is someone who performs under pressure. There hasn't been a greater batter than Sachin and even he had to suffer for 20 years, the onslaught from media.

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"Feel Sad For The Likes Of Virat And Rohit": Pakistan Great On 'Media Bashing'

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are undoubtedly among the finest batters in the world. Given that both of them hold so much of importance for the Indian team and international cricket, the duo is always in limelight. However, a negative aspect of being in the focus is that the players are also subjected to 'media bashing' at times. Pakistan's pace legend Shoaib Akhtar has said that he feels sad for it. He added that even batting legend Sachin Tendulkar had to go through it during his playing career.