TIL Desk Sports/ Facing severe backlash for his controversial response to a fan, India captain Virat Kohli Thursday said that he is all for “freedom of choice” urging fans to “take it light”. Kohli’s comments, suggesting a local cricket fan relocate to another country for preferring to watch English or Australian batsmen, have met with criticism.
His remarks did not go down well with the Twitterati, who trolled him for his unsavoury comments.”I guess trolling isn’t for me guys, I’ll stick to getting trolled! I spoke about how “these Indians” was mentioned in the comment and that’s all.
I’m all for freedom of choice. Keep it light guys and enjoy the festive season. Love and peace to all,” said Kohli, who was in a damage control mode. Kohli’s remarks evoked sharp reactions as people on social media pulled out a 2008 video, in which Kohli, then captain of the India under-19 team, described South African Herschelle Gibbs as his favourite batsman.
