Cricketing great and churlish statesman: Virat Kohli a contrast to the end | malcolmconn
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“To me attacking someone over their religion is the most, I would say, pathetic thing that a human being can do,” Kohli said. “I appreciate that by the way,” Smith said. “I think I sent you a message that night saying, ‘Mate, thanks for that, that was top class.’”“I just felt like it’s not fair to target an individual personally. Because as much as we play against each other there’s a human side to things as well and at the end of the day we’re here chatting now, we do have a chat during the IPL a few times as well, so there are always instances where you are going to keep meeting individuals on the field,” he said.
Kohli took Indian cricket to another level. His fierce desire for preparation and fitness was obvious. He had a difficult relationship with the Indian cricket board since stepping down as the Twenty20 captain after last year’s World Cup.