India’s cricket superstar and renowned figure in world cricket, Virat Kohli, has found himself in a controversy. Recently, former South African captain Dean Elgar made some revelations about Kohli, stating that during the Test series a few years ago (in 2015), the Indian batter spat on him.
Dean Elgar opened up and revealed that during a Test Series in 2015, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja spat on him. He also disclosed that Virat Kohli apologized to him two years later after the incident, while having a drink together till 3 AM. Virat Kohli’s fans are shattered by this revelation, some of them find it untrue as they claim Virat Kohli quit liquor back in 2014.
Fans’ war gets on as the English podcast video featuring Dean Elgar has been viral on social media, Dhoni Fans sharing the video and Elgar’s statements similar to how other fans shared MSD’s hookah video in the past. On the other hand, Virat Kohli’s fans are defending him by suggesting that it might have happened during his youthful days, but they point out that he apologized for his actions.
Dean Elgar, a 36-year-old South African Test Cricketer and former captain, recently retired from his international career. He played his last series against India and had a crucial role in winning the first test match, while the 2-match series ended in a 1-1 tie, the series was played from 26 December 2023 to 7 January 2024.
Here, we saw that Virat Kohli was the first player from the Indian side to congratulate Dean Elgar on his successful test career and applaud him for his century in the 1st match. But it’s shocking that, after a few weeks, Dean Elgar revealed something from the past.
Virat Kohli is currently out of the team due to some personal or family reasons while Team India is playing a test series against England on home ground. There is a chance that Kohli might make a comeback in the 3rd match starting on February 15, 2024.