A 3-year-old video of Australia captain Pat Cummins has resurfaced on-line by which he’s speaking about Virat Kohli's fan base in India. As a proof of some of the passionate and aggressive followers in cricket, Cummins revealed how the Indian media and followers “completely harass” him. Talking on the Grade Cricketer podcast, Cummins recalled an incident when he tweeted hoping Kohli wouldn’t rating a century; after which six months later when Kohli scored a century towards Australia, he was flooded with replies.
“The Indian media…,” Cummins jokes, “in the event you're on social media, you get completely harassed.”
“Say something about Virat Kohli, and deal with the approaching years,” the 2023 World Cup-winning captain mentioned.
On the incident, Cummins revealed that he was attacked by Kohli's followers for a tweet which he truly thought was a reward for the Indian nice.
Recalling his tweet, Cummins mentioned, “I assumed it was a little bit of a praise, 'He's an incredible participant, hopefully he doesn't get 100 as a result of he's an incredible participant'.”
Cummins mentioned his cellphone “exploded” when Kohli scored a century, making the podcast host snigger.
The incident dates again to 2018, when skipper Kohli smashed 123 runs within the second Check of the 2018-19 Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. This was the one Check that India misplaced, which went on to turn into a historic collection win in Australia.
Cummins has gained over Virat Kohli in current matches. Particularly within the 2023 World Cup remaining, the place the pacer bowled Kohli and destroyed the Indian innings. Cummins additionally not too long ago reached the ultimate of IPL 2024, the place his Sunrisers Hyderabad crew was defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders.
India and Australia are two groups which might be very more likely to attain the ultimate levels of the 2024 T20 World Cup, which is more likely to result in extra Kohli-Cummins clashes.
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