Team India on Tuesday visited the Indian High Commission in London and posed for a picture together. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also posted the picture of the gathering on their official Twitter account. From captain Virat Kohli to head coach Ravi Shastri, all the players are seen in the picture along with the members of the support staff and Indian diplomats, in similar official outfits.
Here's what BCCI posted:
https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1026930854789087233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1026930854789087233&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnaindia.com%2Fcricket%2Freport-why-is-anushka-sharma-part-of-this-pic-twitter-furious-with-bcci-for-including-virat-kohli-s-wife-in-team-india-2647091
However, there was something that caught the attention of every social media user. And that was the presence of Virat Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma. The actress can be spotted standing beside her husband, in the middle of the group photograph. Wearing traditional Indian attire, she certainly looks pretty.
As soon as the picture was posted, it garnered divided opinions from the netizens. Reacting to the picture, the Twitterati expressed their confusion as to why Anushka was part of the formal meeting of Indian Cricket Team members, where no other spouse of any player, apart from her, was present.
From questioning as to why she is standing in the first row to claiming that she is perhaps getting special treatment, here's how the Twitter lashed out at BCCI:
https://twitter.com/aliasgarmg/status/1026931478163275778
https://twitter.com/NishNishantkr/status/1026932544627990528
https://twitter.com/bharathaiyanna/status/1026938160771547136
https://twitter.com/FutbolML/status/1026931563852849152
https://twitter.com/sscomp32/status/1027033350458855424
On the other hand, there were also tweets that requested the netizens to not interfere in the actress’ private life by getting furious over the picture:
https://twitter.com/AbhishekKirsten/status/1026939393863376896
Anushka was also seen in the stands during the series opener in Birmingham. However, it is still unclear as to how she is still with Virat Kohli and the Indian team as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had barred the partners of the Indian players from accompanying the players until the end of the third Test against England.
