The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lost its blue tick certification on Twitter (renamed as X recently) on August 13 hours before the start of India’s fifth T20I match against West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida, on Sunday, confusing fans on the social media platform.
It eventually discovered, however, that it due to the Indian cricket board responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “unique” appeal on Sunday morning.
Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged all Indian citizens to join the ‘#HarGharTiranga movement’ by changing their display picture on social media platforms to the Indian tricolor ahead of India’s 76th Independence Day on August 15. PM Modi did the same, and the BCCI followed suit later that day.