BCCI Official Rajeev Shukla Slammed Online After Cheeky Remark On Virat Kohli Security Breach

There was an incident of security breach during the IPL 2025 opener between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. A fan climbed the fence at the stadium and ran onto the field to meet RCB great Virat Kohli. The pitch invader fell at the feat of the star batter. However, the fan's action landed him in trouble as he was detained by the Kolkata police over a case of security breach.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla reacted to the incident. Taking to X, Shukla acknowledged Kohli's fan following and shared a post saying: "Amazing fan following of @imVkohli."

Amazing fan following of @imVkohli https://t.co/L4GUkdJgRq

However, Shukla was criticised for glorifying the incident with fans raising concerns over the safety of the player. 

Here's how internet reacted:

Don't glorify it, especially as a BCCI official. That was a security lapse. If you normalize such things and let security remain lenient, someday miscreants too will enter and attempt to harm players.

Plenty of examples from the past exist. Remember the Monica Seles stabbing?

You shouldn't be glorifying that, especially as an admin.

As the Vice President of the BCCI, you shouldn't encourage such security breaches by fans under the guise of 'fan following.' God forbid, if something goes wrong with a player tomorrow, who will be held responsible? Please improve the security arrangements.

That's a breach

For the unversed, the incident happened moments after the star India batter reached his half-century. The fan jumped over the guardrails and ran towards him. Virat was visibly surprised as the fan grabbed his legs and fell on the ground.

Recapping the match, KKR