BCCI faces online backlash after posting ‘CCTV-style’ clips of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma VHT centuries; RCB joins troll fest

This year was supposed to be a big celebration; The much-hyped return of the ‘Big Two’ of the Indian cricket team to the domestic scene. But instead of cheering on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), fans created a wave of outrage online. On December 24, 2025, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma responded to their critics in style by each scoring a magnificent century on the opening day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. For a moment I felt electricity. However, the buzz disappeared once fans saw the footage.

Kohli, who made his first appearance against Vijay Hazare in 15 years, looked back at the years in Bengaluru. He was an absolute class act; He made a 131-ball 101 run for Delhi against Andhra Pradesh. This knock surpassed Sachin Tendulkar as the fastest person to reach 16,000 List A runs. In Jaipur, Rohit Sharma was equally ruthless. He cracked his 37th hundred for Mumbai against Sikkim and needed just 62 balls before scoring more runs.

You would have thought that with these two superstars returning to their home turf, the BCCI would do its best. Instead they didn’t even bother to broadcast or livestream the matches. Their excuses? “Logistic constraints” and poor infrastructure at venues outside Ahmedabad and Rajkot. After leaving millions of fans in the dark, BCCI’s domestic account has finally dropped some highlights on social media.

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Rohit Sharma announces his return to the team #VijayHazareTrophy Magnificently with a memorable knock against Sikkim @IDFCFIRSTBank | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/cuWMUenBou

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIyurtiçi) December 24, 2025

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This only made things worse. Fans stared in disbelief at the low-resolution 480p videos; some were so blurry you could barely tell who was on the field. Memes popped up everywhere. People joked that the images looked as if they were coming from a “Nokia 7650” or a grainy old CCTV camera.

Kohli’s IPL team, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), did not miss the mark. They joined the online roast, teasing the return of “480p”. The irony was brutal: the richest cricket board on the planet couldn’t manage high-definition clips of its biggest stars.

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Another day. Another century for Milestone Man.

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— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) December 24, 2025

A viral post nailed it: “Is this 2025 or 2005?” Some fans who leaked their own recordings from the stands actually released videos that were higher quality than the official videos.

So while Kohli and Rohit did their bit and lit up the home field, BCCI dropped the ball. These were historic moments, and all fans saw was a blurry, faded image. With the New Zealand series on the horizon, the board needs to step up their game. The year is 2025; fans want more than just nostalgia. They really want to see the action.

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