From his batting’s perspective, Indian skipper Virat Kohli played some exceptional cricket by scoring 593 runs from five matches at an incredible average of 59.30 against England. However, as far as the Indian team was concerned, Kohli didn’t have the best of times by any means. India lost the final Test at Kennington Oval in London by 118 runs and ended their rather forgettable campaign on English soil and even he was pressurized at the press conference as well.
Meanwhile, despite their losses, the Indian head coach has said they are the best touring team in the last 15 years. However, in the post-match press conference, a journalist raised questions over their credibility that somewhat irritated Kohli. Subsequently, the right-handed batsman lashed out at the journo, saying that it was the reporter’s own opinions.
Nevertheless, Sunil Gavaskar, the legendary Indian batsman, said that the question from the journalist wasn’t inappropriate, but its timing wasn’t correct as Kohli was severely hurt after India’s 1-4 series loss. In the meantime, he also emphasized that Ravi Shastri, India’s head coach, didn’t try to undermine the contribution of the earlier teams, which toured England.
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As quoted in India Today, Gavaskar said, “That is probably the wrong time to ask him that question. He (Virat) must have been hurting from the defeat. Maybe the reporter was perfectly justified in asking that but I don’t think any skipper would have responded with a ‘you are right but we are wrong’ statement. To be honest, Ravi (Shastri) would have said that (best touring team in last 15 years) to lift the morale of the team. I don’t think so that he was trying to rubbish the earlier teams. That wasn’t the coach’s intention I believe.”
He further added, “His team was 1-3 down and maybe he just wanted to end on a high. I don’t think that we should read too much into Virat’s reaction either. It was clear that the skipper was disappointed with what had happened and maybe he responded that way.”
