Upon claims of nepotism in Bollywood, Aakash Chopra quizzed about its existence in cricket

Former Team India cricketer Aakash Chopra claimed on Saturday (June 27) that nepotism, in comparison to other industries, is not that relevant in cricket.

Chopra while citing the examples of Rohan Gavaskar and Arjun Tendulkar, said that everyone reaches the international level by showing off their top-class performances in the domestic circuit.

The 42-year-old further claimed that no one gets chances at the highest level just by being related to a great of the game.

"If you see the bigger picture, Rohan Gavaskar was the son of Sunil Gavaskar, if one has to go by nepotism, Rohan should have played a lot of cricket but it did not happen this way."

"When he eventually ended up playing for India, he did so because he had a good run with Bengal in domestic cricket," Chopra said in a video posted on his official YouTube channel.

"Sunil Gavaskar did not make his son play from Mumbai, the same thing can be said about Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun, he is not having anything served to him on a platter."

"At the highest level, there is no compromise, I do not think nepotism is that relevant in cricket as compared to the other industries," he added.

While Arjun Tendulkar is yet to feature at the highest level for the Men In Blue, Rohan Gavaskar played just 11 ODIs for India.

The whole debate around the existence of nepotism in the film industry reignited again after the sad demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Taking note of this debate, a fan asked Chopra if nepotism exists in cricket or not.