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| Virat Kohli after India's World Cup semifinal loss |
India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli has finally responded to the illogical criticisms on Anushka Sharma for the side's semi-final exit at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, by saying that people "should be ashamed of themselves" as "no one has won more matches" than him, reports DNA.
Speaking at a promotional event for his IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kohli said: "At a human level, I would say I was hurt and the people who said those things and the way they said should be ashamed of themselves".
India's Test captain even went a step further in mentioning that he has been the best player for the country in the last five years.
"Personally, I was very disappointed. In last five years, the number of matches I've helped India win and the consistently I've played is more than anyone else in the team. I don't think there's anybody else in the team who has done better than me," mentioned the star batsman.
Anushka Sharma, the Bollywood star and Kohli's girlfriend was harshly criticized in social media and was even abused to some extent by some furious cricket followers.
"To see those reactions after just one match was very disappointing for me personally. It makes you lose faith in a lot of people. It's a good thing in a way. You get to know who's with you and who's not. It was not in my control. But the reactions were very disappointing," Kohli said.
The Delhi lad did not forget to also point fingers at the media for treating players based on their value and not acting judiciously.
"It's funny that I never know when my rough patch comes but you make the judgement. In my case, if I don't do well in two games, it's dip in form but if some other player performs two games out of 10, they come back in form," said Kohli taking a dig at the media.
"So I don't get the balance and I really don't pay attention to it. It's about how you hit the ball on that particular day," he added.
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