IND vs IRE: Virat Kohli fans are jobless!! Pat Cummins' allegations riles up Indian legend's fans
Published - 03 Jun 2024, 12:32 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:12 AM
Pat Cummins, the Australian fast bowler, made a sensational comment about former Indian skipper Virat Kohli's fans and shared an incident about facing criticism on social media. Pat Cummins stated that any remark about Virat Kohli will provoke strong reactions from his fans on social media platforms.
Virat Kohli is considered one of the greatest batsmen in modern-day cricket. The 35-year-old cricketer has a huge fan following in India and is idolized by fans. On many occasions, cricket experts or analysts who criticize a star Indian cricketer often face fierce backlash from his devoted fans on social media.
You Get Absolutely Hounded By Them - Pat Cummins
A user on X (formerly Twitter) shared a video of Pat Cummins with the caption "Virat Kohli Fans Are Mostly Jobless." The clip has sparked controversy and garnered contrasting reactions from social media users. The video quickly went viral on the internet.
Pat Cummins shared an incident where he praised Virat Kohli as a great player but hoped he wouldn't score a century. The Australian Test captain revealed that his social media blew up six months later when Kohli did score a century.
“If you live on social media at all, you get absolutely hounded by them. Say anything about Virat Kohli and look out for the next few years," Cummins said during a recent interview.
"I remember I said something a few years ago and it was actually a compliment. I said that he is a gun player and hoped he would not score 100 and then after six months when he scored a 100, my social media blew up,” added the World Cup-winning captain.
Virat Kohli Set To Open For India In T20 World Cup 2024
Virat Kohli is currently part of the Indian squad for the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA). The Delhi-born cricketer was rested from the warm-up match against Bangladesh, where the Men in Blue secured a 60-run victory in New York on Saturday, June 1.
The former Indian skipper was the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 while representing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Kohli scored 741 runs at an impressive strike rate of 154.69, including one century and five fifties. He played as an opener for the RCB team in the T20 tournament.
The Men in Blue will kick off their World Cup campaign at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Wednesday, June 5. The team management is likely to pick Virat Kohli as an opener in the upcoming match. Notably, Yashasvi Jaiswal was not in the batting lineup during the warm-up match.
Team India last won the ICC trophy in 2013, when they beat England in the Champions Trophy final. The Men in Blue will be hoping to end their 11-year ICC trophy drought in the marquee event. It's worth mentioning that India clinched the trophy in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007 in South Africa.