Recently, we came across the South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who took the jibe at Virat Kohli. He called him an ”Immature”, who can’t take the retort from the opposition player. Meanwhile, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli gives his reply in his own style.
Virat Kohli has responded to Kagiso Rabada’s jibe but also praised the South African fast bowler ahead of India’s opening match of the World Cup 2019 against the Proteas on June 5.
Kagiso Rabada had recently called Virat Kohli immature and said that the Indian captain likes to get into verbal spats with opposition team players but doesn’t like it when somebody gives it back to him on the field.
We can discuss it man to man – Virat Kohli
At the pre-match press conference ahead of the ICC World Cup 2019 clash between India and South Africa, Kohli made it clear that he does not want to use the presser in order to send any message to Rabada.
“What did Rabada say? I have no idea. I’ve played against Kagiso many times and if there is anything that needs to be discussed, we can discuss it man-to-man. I am not using a press conference to answer anything,” he said.
Earlier, Rabada had labelled Kohli as immature and said Kohli likes to play aggressive on the field but when he had some words for the India skipper during the IPL, he didn’t like it.
“I was just thinking about the game plan, really, but Virat, he hit me for a boundary and then he had a word. And then when you give it back to him, he gets angry. I don’t get the guy,” Rabada told ESPNCricinfo.
India kicks off their 2019 ICC World Cup campaign against under-fire South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. India is one of the favourites going into the tournament. South Africa, on the other hand, have endured a disastrous start to their campaign, losing both their matches so far.