Dileep Premachandran suggests that India’s old guard have been failing to support captain Virat Kohli away from India
If he was masochist enough to access the Indian newspapers on the morning he was announced as the ICC’s Cricketer of the Year, Virat Kohli would have seen headlines like “Surrender” and “Disaster Waiting to Happen”.
Much of the copy following South Africa’s series-sealing 135-run victory at Centurion dwelled on him losing his cool at a couple of Press conference questions, while completely ignoring the tone with which they were asked...
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