Aakash Chopra calls Suniel Shetty father-like figure, Venkatesh Prasad likes viral video amid Twitter feud

Now
Venkatesh
has
liked
a
viral
video
in
which
Aakash
Chopra
can
be
seen
praising
Bollywood
actor
and
Rahul’s
father-in-law.

“Mentor,
bade
bhai
(big
brother),
father-like
figure,
my
guide,”
the
cricketer-turned-commentator
can
be
heard
saying
with
folded
hands
in
front
of
the
Hera
Pheri
actor.

bruh..

pic.twitter.com/x0qfj6U6LC

—
retired
ICT
fan
(@anubhav__tweets)

February
21,
2023

Venkatesh
Prasdad,
Aakash
Chopra
war
of
words:
How
it
all
started?

It
all
started
with
the
former
pacer
questioning
Rahul’s
place
in
the
Indian
Test
squad
after
his
20-run
outing
in
the
first
innings
of
the
first
Test
in
Nagpur.

Venkatesh
criticised
the
India
opener
once
again
after
the
30-year-old
got
out
after
scoring
17
in
the
first
innings
of
the
second
Test
match
in
Delhi.
The
former
India
cricketer
shared
screenshots
of
Rahuls’ Test
numbers
before
adding
that
the
inclusion
of
the
player
in
the
squad
and
the
eleven
shook
“belief
in
Justice”.

“His
inclusion
shakes
belief
in
Justice.
SS
Das
had
great
potential,so
did
S
Ramesh,both
avgd
38+but
did
not
get
beyond
23
test
matches.
Rahul’s
consistent
inclusion
gives
an
impression
of
lack
of
batting
talent
in
India
which
isn’t
true.
Last
5
years
his
avg
is
below
27
in
47
inn,”
read
one
of
the
tweets
from
the
thread.

It
was
then
that
Aakash
Chopra
came
into
the
picture,
suggesting
Venkatesh
to
wait
at
least
the
Test
match
to
get
over.

“Venky
Bhai,
Test
match
chal
raha
hai.
How
about,
at
least,
waiting
for
both
the
innings
to
get
over.
All
of
us
are
in
the
same
team
i.e.
Team
India.
Not
asking
you
to
hold
back
your
thoughts
but
timing
could
be
a
little
better.
After
all,
our
game
is
all
about
the
‘timing’,”
he
tweeted.

Aakash
did
not
stop
there
and
took
to
his
YouTube
channel
to
defend
Rahul
with
his
numbers
in
SENA
nations
and
calling
Venkatesh’s
pointed
criticism,
a
personal
agenda.

Venkatesh
reacted
to
the
“vile
video”
and
called
out
the
former
opener
for
“conveniently
and
cleverly”
misquoting
him.
He
added
that
referring
to
a
“different
view
point
as
agenda
because
it
doesn’t
suit
his
narrative
was
uncalled
for”.

In
the
final
episode
of
this
war
of
words,
Venkatesh
declined
an
offer
from
Aakash
for
a
one-on-one
conversation
on
his
YouTube
channel.

No
Aakash,
nothing
is
lost
in
translation.
In
your
12
minute
video
you
have
called
me
as
an
agenda
peddler
because
it
didn’t
suit
your
narrative.

It
is
crystal
clear.
And
I
have
made
my
points
very
clear
in
this
Twitter
thread.
Don’t
wish
to
engage
with
you
further
on
this
????????

https://t.co/GhlfWI0kHA

—
Venkatesh
Prasad
(@venkateshprasad)

February
21,
2023

KL
Rahul
removed
as
Indian
Test
team’s
captain

Talking
about
the
ongoing
Border-Gavaskar
Trophy
India
have
taken
a
2-0
lead
after
their
six
wickets
in
Delhi.
The
squad
for
the
last
two
matches
have
been
announced
as
Rahul
finds
himself
in
the
squad
but
not
as
the
vice-captain
of
the
team.
Shubman
Gill
is
most
likely
to
replace
him
as
Rohit
Sharma’s
opening
partner
for
the
third
Test
in
Indore
from
March
1.