Fans of prolific India batter Virat Kohli were irked by a newspaper article about his approach amid his stellar performances in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
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The New Delhi-born batter has scored 354 runs off six ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches with three fifties and a century to his name so far. Virat Kohli is batting at an average of 88.50 with the highest score of 103 not out against Bangladesh.
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But the right-handed batter has always come under criticism in one way or the other. Earlier, he was termed a “selfish player” after he scored his maiden century.
However, his devoted fanbase was infuriated by a newspaper article in which his and India captain Rohit Sharma’s approach towards the game was compared.
The article ‘Shatak Par Ravaiyaa alag alag (different approaches on a century)’ by Abhishek Tripathi in Dainik Jagran newspaper stated that the prolific batter prioritizes personal milestones over team success unlike Rohit Sharma.
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After the article made rounds, his fans called for a boycott of the news outlet. Moreover, they also burned copies of the newspaper as a physical protest.
The article received backlash from netizens as well.
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Power of Virat 👑Kohli s fc 😎#BoycottDainikjagran #ViratKohli
Nalla reporter nd nalla newspaper pic.twitter.com/YrBeqbo4Kq— aaiza_khan_18 (@Aaiza_khan_18) October 31, 2023
Virat Kohli fans burned Dainik Jagran newspapers because Dainik Jagran published articles against Virat Kohli.
😂😭😂😭😂#BoycottDainikJagranpic.twitter.com/hpFu07oXJy— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) October 30, 2023
A newspaper can never be bigger than a national legend…
Full support to Virat Kohli…#BoycottDainikjagran#Boycott #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/frt3FUIa4o— 𝐊𝐈𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 (@KirketAcademy) October 31, 2023
A hateful article by a reputed newspaper Dainik Jagran on Kohli performance.They should apologise to Virat Kohli and print a article for apology in thier newspaper
If they not then don’t buy Dainik Jagran newspaper Until Dainik Jagran apologizes
RT this tweet#BoycottDainikjagran pic.twitter.com/FlxhzpSHfs— Saurabh Yadav 🇮🇳 🏏 (@SaurabhYadavup2) October 31, 2023
Yaar yeh USA main dainik jagran newspaper kahan milega aag🔥 lagane ke liye #BoycottDainikjagran #ViratKohli #ViratKohli𓃵
— Anshu Chauhan (@chauhandwarrior) October 31, 2023
it is pertinent to mention that Rohit Sharma has scored more runs in the tournament than his teammate so far. He is the fourth-highest run-getter with 398 at an average of 66.33 and a strike rate of 119.16.
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