Virender Sehwag Slams Media For Misinterpreting His Instagram Post

Jun 23, 2017 at 6:35 PM

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Virender Sehwag Slams Media For Misinterpreting His Instagram Post

Former India opener has slammed India Today after the news outlet misinterpreted one of his Instagram posts to claim that the swashbuckling opener took a jibe at the rift between Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli which culminated with the former resigning as the head coach of the team.

Earlier this week, Kumble had caused quite a stir in the cricket fraternity by stepping down as the coach, bringing an end to the reports of differences with captain Kohli which had become public. The former India skipper also confirmed the reports with a post on Twitter, revealing he chose to walk away after being informed of Kohli’s reservations over his style of coaching.

Since Kumble’s unceremonious departure, several former cricketers have condemned the unfortunate turn of events. While former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar called it a sad day for Indian cricket former England captain Michael Vaughan said India had lost a great man in Anil Kumble. But surprisingly Sehwag has yet not responded. The former opener, who is one of the most active cricketers on Twitter, is one of the five applicants who have applied for the post and has refrained himself from making any comment on the matter.

However, India Today misinterpreted one of his posts to make a story out of it. Sehwag, who has made a habit of giving witty one-liners to his posts, posted a picture of himself playing with a ball with the caption:“Finger pointing never got anything done.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVrC-gahz4-/?taken-by=virendersehwag&hl=en

But the news outlet related the post with the ongoing saga that has marred the Indian cricket fraternity. Referring to his quote from the Instagram post, India Today claimed that the former opener took a jibe at the Kumble vs Kohli row.

The post did not go down too well with Sehwag as he did not hesitate in slamming the news outlet for misleading people with their ‘malicious agenda’.

“What nonsense!Media like u can’t change. You can just find new ways to lie to suit your malicious agenda. You think u r licensed to mislead?,” Sehwag tweeted.

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