ICC reacts to invasion of Kohli's privacy after hotel room video gets leaked

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued a statement after a stranger appeared to have breached the privacy of Virat Kohli by filming inside his hotel room in Perth.

The 33-year-old Kohli took to social media to slam the invader's actions, who took video footage of the batsman's belongings at the Crown Perth as India prepared for the T20 World Cup in Australia earlier this month.

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"The ICC is incredibly disappointed by the gross invasion of privacy suffered by a member of the Indian travelling party at the Crown Perth, during their team's pre-event preparation ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022," it said in a statement.

"We continue to work with event hotels and security providers to ensure that this remains an isolated incident and player privacy is fully respected at all times," the global cricketing body further added.

Australian hotel Crown Resorts apologised for the breach and said they had zero tolerance for such behaviour.

"We are aware of an incident involving a contractor and the privacy of a guest at Crown Perth," a Crown Resorts spokesperson told AFP.

"We unreservedly apologise to the guest involved and will continue to take the necessary steps to ensure this remains an isolated incident.

"We have zero tolerance for this behaviour, and it falls well below the standards we set for our team members and contractors.

"Crown took immediate steps to rectify the issue, including launching an investigation, standing down the individuals involved.

"The original video was also swiftly removed from the social media platform.

"We are also cooperating with the Indian Cricket team and the International Cricket Council to convey our apologies and will continue to work with them as we progress our investigation."