Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has been a topic of debate on social media ever since veteran Indian skipper Amit Mishra, with his comments in a podcast, sparked some things. Mishra went from sharing his thoughts that Kohli has changed all due to ‘fame and power’, to accusing him of abusing his teammates of Lucknow Super Giants during an IPL 2023 game. Mishra sent direct allegations on Kohli during his chats on a YouTube channel. In his defense Kohli’s fans have gone all-out, giving the examples of his other former teammates with whom he has excellent harmony, such as Ishant Sharma.
In-between this ongoing debate, an old video from 2014 of Virat Kohli in India’s tour of Australia, has resurfaced on social media. In the series, Virat was constantly targeted by Australians to have verbal battles on the field.
When asked about the incident, especially taking the ‘respect’ perspective on mind, Virat said that he has come out to play cricket and not earn anyone’s respect.
“I am out here to play cricket, not to earn anyone’s respect. As long as I’m scoring runs I’m happy with it. If you like it, good,” he said.
Virat further added “I’m not bothered. I don’t really care what they think.”
While chatting with Shubhankar Mishra on YouTube show ‘Unplugged’, Amit Mishra said: “I have seen Virat change a lot. We had almost stopped talking. When you get fame and power, they think people are reaching out to them for a purpose. I was never one of those. I have known Cheeku since the time he was 14, when he used to eat Samosas, when he needed Pizza every night. But there is a huge difference in the Cheeku I knew and Virat Kohli the captain. Whenever he meets me, he is very respectful, but it’s obviously not the same anymore.”
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