The controversies in the latest India versus Australia series don’t just seem to end. And unfortunately, Virat Kohli has been at the centre of most of them.
In fact, Tim Paine and Virat Kohli’s heated argument was the talk of the town, with each taking jibes against the other. Their verbal wars caught international attention, and people across the country expressed their opinions on it.
Recently, the two shared a cold handshake, which has again triggered reactions from the media and from Netizens. After Australia’s victory, Tim Paine came over to shake Virat’s hand.
While Paine seemed cheerful and even offered a friendly pat on the back, Virat merely shook the captain’s hands and walked away. Clearly, he is still not over it.
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It was frosty between Tim Paine and Virat Kohli at the end! https://t.co/Xmn2akfpAT pic.twitter.com/ka1NR5QoEP
— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) December 18, 2018
But Twitter had mixed reactions on this. Check it out:
Some people defended Virat:
We see what we want to see. Australia will see this as frosty. India will see this as a man who is ultra competitive & hates to lose, just lost a match & is extremely disappointed. He should hands, but surely, you can't expect him to smile at the same time he lost? #AUSvIND
— Hiren patel (@Hirensyd) December 18, 2018
In fact, people said that he was justified in behaving this way:
I stand corrected. He does show sportsmanship after all I guess😬 pic.twitter.com/XBiCiMZPNH
— Hiren patel (@Hirensyd) December 18, 2018
Someone else had a different opinion:
" smile at the same time he lost" that is called sportsmanship, which Kohli has none of. He can dish it but can't take it. What a sook.
— Sonic (@AshDSonic) December 18, 2018
People felt that he needed to be more humble:
https://twitter.com/ScottHilton26/status/1074904698409279488
Virat’s loyal fans did not fail to give back to the Aussie fans:
https://twitter.com/Legendary_Aryan/status/1074944696412180480
Australian fans were obviously bent on proving the Indian fans wrong:
https://twitter.com/ScottHilton26/status/1074938096502767616
Which side are you on?