Apart from a reputation for his brilliant batting performances, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli has also made his name known for his upfront nature. Whether on the field or off it, Kohli never mince his words always express himself. In one of such rather upfront answers during a virtual press meet ahead of the England-India series, the Indian skipper, perhaps unintentionally, ended up taking a dig at a journalist with a hysterical one-word answer.
The journalist initiated the interaction by wishing Kohli well for the 5-match series assignment of England, before going on to mention his record on these shores of the world. Virat Kohli was undoubtedly the top performer when India during the 2018 England tour, as he ended up with a massive tally of 593 from 10 innings, including two centuries and three half-centuries.
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The reporter questioned, “Kohli, you had a very good outing in the last England tour as a batsman. But the expectations rise whenever you tour somewhere. Everyone has their eyes fixed on you always. So, are you going to do something different for better performance in this series?”
A stone-faced Kohli just stared back into the camera and responded with a cold “Nahi” (No). The moderator moved onto the next question, although the viewers and fans on social media were left in splits after such a response to a rather long question.
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In the series-opener at Trent Bridge, the famed rivalry of Virat Kohli and James Anderson resumed but lasted just for a solitary ball as Anderson removed the Indian skipper for a golden duck. Anderson was Kohli’s nemesis during his horrid 2014 tour of England, where he was dismissed by him four times, while he only managed to score just 134 runs in 10 innings, with the highest score of 39.
With still a potential nine chances to bat in the series, it is needless to say that Virat Kohli would be raring to not repeat the mistakes of the past and get back into the territory of scoring runs on a consistent basis.
Meanwhile, here’s how Twitter reacted:
Reporter be like: pic.twitter.com/iXkbBElyjk
— 🐇 (@Hyppocriite) August 5, 2021
https://twitter.com/RS1744/status/1423305050026168327?s=20
Memers to Virat bhai 😂 pic.twitter.com/fuPQ4685dL
— Timeinfinity00 (@Timeinfinity001) August 5, 2021
The way he said that, deadpan. 😂😂😂
— Ajit Yadav (@bloggeray23) August 6, 2021
https://twitter.com/dark_Nebula1/status/1423305098994671619?s=20
