Former India skipper Virat Kohli has been rested for the first two Test of the ongoing five-match series against England. In recent times, there have been rumors of his mother being unwell. However, Kohli’s brother has put up an Instagram story and slammed the rumors regarding his mother’s health.
Instagram story by the brother of Virat Kohli.
– All the news about the mother of Virat Kohli is fake. pic.twitter.com/TBDP1PwWfh
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 31, 2024
Indian Cricket Board had urged fans not to speculate on rumors related to Virat Kohli’s mother
Meanwhile, after the former India skipper was approved of his leave, had urged the fans not to speculate but clearly, the media and the fans haven’t read the board’s statement
“Mr. Virat Kohli has requested the Board to be withdrawn from the first two Tests of the upcoming IDFC First Bank Test series against England, citing personal reasons.
“Virat has spoken to Captain Rohit Sharma, the team management and the selectors and has emphasized that while representing the country has always been his top priority, certain personal situations demand his presence and undivided attention.
“Indian Cricket Board respects his decision and the Board and team management has extended its support to the star batter and is confident in the abilities of the remaining squad members to step up and deliver commendable performances in the Test series.
The board requests the media and fans to respect Virat Kohli’s privacy during this time and refrain from speculating on the nature of his personal reasons. The focus should remain on supporting the Indian cricket team as they embark on the upcoming challenges in the Test series
India’s updated Squad for 2nd Test vs England: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar.
This is how Twitter reacted
Finally a proper clarification,
Media and journalist spreading false narrative all these days, shame on them— KRISHNA? (@KrishnaVK_18) January 31, 2024
Haters always spread fake news about Virat Kohli and his family
— Satya Prakash (@Satya_Prakash08) January 31, 2024
Finally this misconception is clear ?
Hope everyone is doing fine ??, don’t spread such fake news without clear evidence ?.— CHADitya ? (@CHADitya_18) January 31, 2024
Who they spread fake news about king Kohli mother shame on them
— Faizi (@Realfaizi31) January 31, 2024
Thank god everything is fine in Virat personal life. ?
— TROLL PAKISTAN (@trollpakiistan) January 31, 2024
Ye media hamesha fake news failane me aage rahta hai
— Ankit Verma (@TechyWicket) January 31, 2024
It’s a good thing that he confirmed this news.
— Babu K (@Babu_K_08) January 31, 2024
ye media wali jhooti news dete h.. shameful
— ???? (@dreamer__neha) January 31, 2024
It’s totally wrong ? I know aunty ji is not well but I will pray for aunty get well soon???
— ?????????? (@rushiii_12) January 31, 2024
Fake news spread faster
— Sankott (@Iamsankot) January 31, 2024
