Former Indian cricketer and World Cup hero Gautam Gambhir, who is known for speaking his mind, has slammed the Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli for his behavior on-field on Day 3 of the ongoing third and final Test match between India and South Africa.
Virat, who is known for his flamboyant attitude, was enraged after South African skipper Dean Elgar was ruled out LBW by the on-field umpire, but the decision was overturned after the Proteas skipper decided to go upstairs.
The Indian camp was clearly not at all happy after Dean Elgar’s LBW was overturned following a DRS review. Following this, Virat and other cricketers were seen hitting out at the broadcaster (SuperSuport) for ‘hacking’ the ball tracking system in order to favor the home team.
First, the mic caught Ashwin as saying: “You should find better ways to win Supersport (South Africa broadcaster).” Then Virat Kohli walked towards the stump mic and said: “Focus on your team as well and not just the opposition, trying to catch people all the time.” At last, KL Rahul said: “Whole country playing against XI guys.”
— Addicric (@addicric) January 13, 2022
Reacting to the incident, Gambhir Gambhir slammed Virat Kohli that he will never be an idol to youngsters. Speaking on Star Sports, Gautam Gambhir called Virat’s act “very immature” and also highlighted how Kohli had no problem in the first innings when he got 50-50 calls on caught behind and when Mayank was given a reprieve in the same way. He said:
“Kohli is very immature. It’s worst for an Indian captain to say like this in stumps. By doing this you will never be an idol to youngsters. In the first innings, you got a 50-50 call on caught behind then you were silent and in Mayank appeal too. I think Dravid will talk to him on this topic,”
Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir’s statements didn’t go down well with the fans of Virat Kohli, who started trolling the World Cup hero on the micro-blogging site.
Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:
The Person Doing This Act On Field Is Criticizing Virat Kohli For Expressing His Anger On The Stump Mic; Wah Gambhir Ji Wah! ? #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/n9Vti4RuyP
— Prathamesh Avachare (@onlyprathamesh) January 13, 2022
But according to Gautam Gambhir Virat Kohli doesn’t deserve to be a role model. pic.twitter.com/8SnSv3Ok7K
— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) January 14, 2022
The Person Doing This Act On Field Is Criticizing Virat Kohli For Expressing His Anger On The Stump Mic; Wah Gambhir Ji Wah! ? #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/cPcWrmazv8
— Mahmood Tarique (@MIRACLE04360547) January 14, 2022
Life of Gautam Gambhir:-
Wake→Eat→criticize Virat Kohli
→Sleep→Repeat— ?????? ?????? (@nineties_girl_) January 14, 2022
Whenever Gautam Gambhir says anything about Virat Kohli or MS Dhoni…!!
Le me:: ??#INDvsSA #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/OoUO0OFLuU
— Saurabh Tripathi (@SaurabhTripathS) January 13, 2022
And Gautam Gambhir says Virat cannot be a Role model..#MyRoleModel_Virat https://t.co/joczuKHWzh
— Ashish Kumar (@ashishlakki) January 13, 2022
Gambhir said Virat can’t be anyone’s role model..
But he is my role model..#MyRoleModel_Virat
Use hashtag if you agree https://t.co/X7bE1gqhhb— Ashish Kumar (@ashishlakki) January 13, 2022
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