"It Led To Confusion And Looked Out Of Context" - Venkatesh Prasad Clarifies Deleted Tweet Criticising BCCI

Former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad recently lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over corruption on the microblogging platform X. However, Venkatesh Prasad deleted his tweet after it went viral across all platforms on the internet.

Venkatesh Prasad has gained a reputation for his criticism of players on social media over the past few months. Yesterday, the former pacer criticized the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for granting a reserve day to the India-Pakistan Super Four stage match in the Asia Cup.

Not Just On A Micro Level But At A Large Level – Venkatesh Prasad

“It takes one corrupt, arrogant guy to take away the hard work of an organisation that is generally non-corrupt and get a stamp of corruption on the whole leadership, not just on a micro level but at a large level,” read Prasad’s deleted tweet.

It is safe to assume that @venkateshprasad has now joined hands with the corrupt, arrogant guy he was tweeting about and has become part of the corruption at the large level pic.twitter.com/mDmg6hrqfc

— Joy (@Joydas) September 9, 2023

This Is True In Every Field – Venkatesh Prasad

The 54-year-old pacer’s initial scathing tweets did not name anyone or any organization, but fans connected them to the BCCI. Prasad later deleted one of the tweets due to misinterpretation and shared it again with some modifications.

“It takes one corrupt, arrogant guy to take away the hardwork of an otherwise non-corrupt organisation and spoil the reputation of an entire organisation & the impact isn’t just micro but at a macro level. This is true in every field, be it politics,sports, journalism, corporate,” Prasad’s fresh post read.

It takes one corrupt, arrogant guy to take away the hardwork of an otherwise non-corrupt organisation and spoil the reputation of an entire organisation & the impact isn’t just micro but at a macro level. This is true in every field, be it politics,sports, journalistm, corporate.

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 10, 2023

That Was A General Tweet – Venkatesh Prasad

When an X user asked about the reason for deleting his tweet, Venkatesh Prasad clarified that his deleted tweet was a general statement about how one corrupt individual can negatively impact an organization.

“That was a general tweet where I spoke about how one person who is corrupt can undo a lot of good work of his organisation and it can have large-scale implications on a macro level as well in any field. Since I was also speaking about the inefficiency of the BCCI around tickets in other tweets, it led to confusion and looked out of context. Hence deleted,” he said.

That was a general tweet where i spoke about how one person who is corrupt can undo a lot of good work of his organisation and it can have large scale implication on a macro level as well in any field. Since i was also speaking about the inefficiency of the BCCI around tickets… https://t.co/cbZTUeg1qO

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 9, 2023

Earlier, Prasad criticized the BCCI regarding the sale of tickets for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup. He expressed his opinions on various aspects, including unreasonable delays in the schedule and a non-transparent ticket system, without hesitation.

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