Virat Kohli Fumes At Journalist For Asking ‘Irrelevant Question’, Shows Him Who’s Boss

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is one of those players who always speaks his mind no matter what. 

He is someone who wears his heart on his sleeve and never shies away from confronting any situation, be it during a game or a press conference.

On the eve of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, Kohli attended a virtual press conference where he answered questions from several journalists and emphasised that the team is not over bogged by this whole occasion and for the players, it’s just like another Test match.

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During the media interaction, the 32-year-old batsman politely answered all the questions but one. 

Kohli was not pleased with one question, in particular, where he was asked about what changes one could expect in the playing XI, and if ensuring the batting depth meant a tussle between Mohammed Siraj and Ishant Sharma.

In a rather animated manner, Kohli dismissed the question as ‘irrelevant’, something which “doesn’t make sense at all”.

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“That question has no relevance to batting depth. For me, it doesn’t make sense at all. We will announce the team straight after the press conference anyways,” Kohli said during the virtual pre-match conference. 

The WTC final will determine who will be the first-ever world champions in the traditional format of the game and with so much at stake, it is quite rightly being termed as the ‘Ultimate Test’, however, Kohli insists that for him and his players it’s just like another Test match. 

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“No, for me this is another Test match that has to be played. I think these things are exciting to you from the outside where so much importance is attached to one game that it sort of becomes a do or die,” Kohli replied, when asked if it was the biggest game of his career. 

“One game over five days. It’s not going to reflect anything and those who understand the game know and also what has gone over the period of last four to five years. 

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— ICC (@ICC) June 17, 2021

“If we win, cricket will not stop and if we lose also, cricket won’t stop. We are playing in quest of excellence and understand who we are as a team,” explained the Indian skipper. 

No matter what Kohli says, deep down everybody knows that the game could have far-reaching consequences than the players would like us to believe.  

It could change how kids, who are swayed by glittering T20 leagues around the world, look at Test cricket and even inspire the younger generation to play the red-ball game and give the traditional format the respect it deserves.