'Cheap sensationalism': Mahieka photographed inappropriately; Pandya hits out at paparazzi

NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya issued a beardown connection connected Tuesday done his Instagram Stories, calling retired a conception of paparazzi aft an incidental involving exemplary Mahieka Sharma.

Pandya condemned the intrusive behaviour, saying a backstage infinitesimal was turned into “cheap sensationalism.

”Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Addressing the situation, Pandya wrote, "Living successful the nationalist oculus comes with attraction and scrutiny, it’s portion of the beingness I’ve chosen. But contiguous thing happened that crossed a line."

He revealed that Mahieka was photographed inappropriately portion walking down a staircase astatine a Bandra restaurant. Pandya labelled the enactment disrespectful and unacceptable."Mahieka was simply walking down a staircase astatine a Bandra edifice erstwhile paparazzi decided to seizure her from an space that nary pistillate deserves to beryllium photographed from. A backstage infinitesimal was turned into inexpensive sensationalism," helium stated."This isn’t astir headlines oregon who clicked what, it’s astir basal respect. Women merit dignity. Everyone deserves boundaries," Pandya added."To the media brothers who enactment hard each day: I respect your hustle, and I ever cooperate.

But I’m requesting you all, delight beryllium a small much mindful. Not everything needs to beryllium captured. Not each space needs to beryllium taken. Let’s support immoderate humanity successful this game. Thank you," Pandya said.

Meanwhile, connected the cricketing front, Pandya is adjacent to achieving a uncommon milestone successful T20Is. As India prepares for the five-match T20I bid against South Africa starting December 9, the prima all-rounder is conscionable 140 runs distant from completing 2,000 T20I runs and 2 wickets abbreviated of reaching the 100-wicket mark.

If helium succeeds, helium volition go lone the 2nd Indian bowler to scope the 100-wicket milestone successful T20Is.Pandya precocious returned to enactment aft recovering from a quadriceps wounded suffered during the Asia Cup 2025. He proved his lucifer fittingness successful the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with a blistering 77 disconnected 42 balls for Baroda.India volition statesman their T20I bid against South Africa successful Cuttack, followed by matches successful Mullanpur, Dharamsala, Lucknow, and Ahmedabad.