'Angry' Virat Kohli attacks Star Sports for obsessing over his personal life

India batter Virat Kohli lashed out at the broadcasters for getting involved in his personal life. He urged them to focus on covering sports and athlete-related issues rather than talking about players' favorite food.

India batter Virat Kohli has always been under the spotlight. The kind of aura that he has and the kind of things that he has done on the cricket field surely have made him the most talked about cricketer in the world.

Virat Kohli is one of the most popular cricketers in India

Virat Kohli is one of the most popular cricketers in India, and it is the major reason why he is always in the news. However, not only for his cricketing heroics, he always hogs the headlines for his off-field antics as well, which are often discussed in detail as part of broadcast media's cricket coverage.

His favorite food, favorite food venture, favorite cars, and other things are often discussed during the games as well. It's fair to say that he is one of the biggest brands in the sporting world, and because of him, cricket has gained a lot of love from various people across the globe.

A broadcast show needs to talk about the game and not what I ate yesterday for lunch or my favourite chole-bhature place in Delhi - Virat Kohli

Kohli talked about the growth of sports, saying that the groundwork is happening today. He also took a subtle dig at broadcasters, saying that we need education and the media needs to cover the game and not what he ate yesterday. Speaking during RCB Innovation Lab, he said:

"We have the vision. We have the groundwork happening today. It should be a collective responsibility of everyone involved. It’s not just about the infrastructure or the people who infuse the money. It’s also about the people who watch.

"We need education. A broadcast show needs to talk about the game and not what I ate yesterday for lunch or my favourite chole-bhature place in Delhi. You can’t have that in cricket matches. Rather, you could talk about what an athlete is going through."

It is very difficult to explain to people how grounding it is to come back to your family - Virat Kohli

Kohli also talked about how important it is for players to come back to their families after something intense happened on the outside. He added that he feels disappointed when people don't understand about it. He elaborated:

"It is very difficult to explain to people how grounding it is to come back to your family every time you have something intense happening on the outside. I don’t think people have an understanding of what value it brings.

"I feel quite disappointed about that. People who have no control over what is going on are kind of brought into conversations and put out in the forefront. Maybe they need to be kept away."

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