Former England Cricket Team player Kevin Pietersen has backed Virat Kohli amid all the criticism from former Australian cricketers during the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The match is underway at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
Kohli became the main talking point in the ongoing fourth Test against the Australian National Cricket Team. The man who was beaten for his antics against the opposition in Melbourne has come in for a lot of criticism.
Virat Kohli grabbed the headlines after his fight with Australian National Cricket Team debutant Sam Constas.
Kohli grabbed the headlines after he clashed with Australian National Cricket Team debutant Sam Konstas. On the first day of the match, the two players were involved in a huge altercation that raised eyebrows both in the groups and in the crowd at the MCG.
After seeing Kohli go to Sam Constas, things got more tense between the two after the 10th over. Both players bumped their shoulders as they moved across the court. This saw them exchange heated words before Usman Khawaja and the umpire interrupted to separate the blows.
After that, Virat Kohli faced a lot of criticism as many fans and pundits from Australia criticized him for his behavior. Many criticized the strike for being harsh on a young prospect making his debut for the Australian National Cricket Team.
Virat Kohli had a heated moment with his fans at the MCG after getting out in the first innings at the MCG.
While Virat Kohli has been on the receiving end of harsh words from the crowd, his gesture to the fan has caught the attention. It didn’t end there for him as he was booed by fans when he came into the fight and then had some heated moments after coming out.
As Virat Kohli returned to the dressing room, a section of the crowd said something to him. This didn’t go down well with him, as the beater returned to the audience to respond, leading to another controversy involving him.
Imagine how boring it would be without a showman! And he won EVERYTHING with the runs he made throughout his career – Kevin Pietersen
And Kevin Pietersen is enjoying the theater created by Virat Kohli in Australia. He said that everything that happened to him was earned by his running throughout his career. He also targeted former Australian cricketers. He made a statement on his Twitter account:
“Virat is creating theater below! Let’s go! Imagine how boring it would be without the showman! And he has won EVERYTHING with his runs throughout his career! Many will end their successful international careers with 1/4th of what they made…”.
