The Indian skipper Virat Kohli has always managed to hog the limelight, be it on the field or off the field. He was busy posting vacation pictures when the Indian team was playing in New Zealand thanks to the rest given to him by the selection committee. While Kohli is more often than not in the headlines for his stupendous skills on the field, this time around he was at the receiving end on the social media.

On Thursday, when the nation was mourning the loss of 40 soldiers in the Pulwama Terrorist attack, Kohli asked his followers to follow their favorite clubs for the upcoming Indian Sports Honours. This angered the Indian fans and they lashed out at Kohli. While there was nothing wrong in a promotional tweet, the timing of the same was wrong and soon the tweet was deleted as well.

Here’s the deleted tweet:

However, however, Virat came up with a tweet for the soldiers who lost their lives in the dastard terrorist attack in Pulwama. He also acknowledged being shocked upon hearing about the unwanted incident and gave heartfelt condolences for the martyred soldiers while also praying for a speedy recovery of the injured.

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His tweet read: “I’m shocked after hearing about the attack in Pulwama, heartfelt condolences to the martyred soldiers & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured jawaans”.

Here’s his tweet:

I'm shocked after hearing about the attack in Pulwama, heartfelt condolences to the martyred soldiers & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured jawaans.

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 15, 2019

As far as Kohli coming back on the field is concerned, he is expected to lead the squad for the upcoming home series against Australia. India is scheduled to play two T20Is and five ODIs starting from February 24. This will also be the last series for them ahead of the World Cup with the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to commence on March 23.