Virender Sehwag shares his mobile number on Twitter, users suspect hack; Turns out it was not hack
New Delhi: Cricket fans on micro-blogging site Twitter were in for a surprise on Tuesday afternoon when former India cricketer Virender Sehwag took to his official Twitter handle and shared a mobile number claiming people can call him on it.
Sehwag in his tweet claimed that he dropped his phone in the shower and is getting it fixed. He added that people can meanwhile call him on a new number. This was followed by a 10-digit mobile number.
Netizens were quick to take note of the tweet and believed that the former Indian opener’s account was hacked and asked fellow users to not call on the number given in the tweet fearing it could possibly lead to data breach or online fraud.
Some of the users also tried to decode the number shared by Sehwag adding he could be notoriously be playing a prank with his fans. They also came up with several theories and statistics to substantiate their claims.
But it turned out that the tweet was actually a part of a marketing campaign of Virender Sehwag’s brand. Sehwag is all set to launch his activewear and sportswear brand, ‘VS’.
Upon calling the number, an automated recording of Virender Sehwag is played, saying “You did not think twice before giving me a call, why think twice to uncompromised? Find my brand online and make no compromise, neither of quality nor on price.”
He then shares a name of the website where his brand will be available.
Dropped my phone in the shower, getting it fixed, call me on 9112083319
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 3, 2021
112 - Score in 1-wicket win while scoring most of the runs against at Auckland, 2004
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) August 3, 2021
083 - Score in famous chase at Chennai
319 - Highest Test score
Anyone don't call...
— Abhishek Tiwari (@AbhishekT0) August 3, 2021
I think Account has hacked. If you call then hacked will get your data...
I am not sure about this but I am saying this just only for security purpose.
May be @virendersehwag sir is doing some prank with us.???
Is your Twitter hacked sir?
— ShivKaal (@ShivkaalHu) August 3, 2021
Others: Trying dial this no.
— Bʜᴀɢᴄʜᴀɴᴅ (@Bhagchand_Ak) August 3, 2021
Me: pic.twitter.com/gqgUcYesbh
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Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church meets PM Modi
New Delhi (PTI): Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held a discussion with him on a wide range of issues.
President of BJP's Kerala state unit, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, was also present during the meeting.
"Was honoured to meet His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, The Patriarch of Antioch and All The East, and The Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. We had a great discussion on a wide range of issues," Modi said in a post on 'X'.
