NEW DELHI – India captain Virat Kohli has provoked a social media stormafter telling a critic to leave the country for criticising his batting.
Kohli told the Indian fan to “go and live somewhere else” in a video on hisnewly-launched personal app, in which he responded to comments from thepublic.
The fan had said Kohli was “overrated” and less enjoyable to watch than hisEnglish and Australian counterparts, prompting a frosty response.
“Why are you living in our country and loving other countries? I don’t mindyou not liking me but I don’t think you should live in our country and likeother things. Get your priorities right.”
His outburst prompted a backlash on social media from cricket lovers acrossIndia.
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“Virat Kohli’s statement is a reflection of the bubble that most famouspeople either slip into or are forced into,” wrote prominent cricketcommentator Harsha Bhogle on Twitter.
“Kohli is highly arrogant and that is one trait which is his Achillesheel,” tweeted another user. – APP/AFP
