New Delhi: Hours after India won the second Test match by 75 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, former Pakistan fast bowler Shoiab Akhtar jumped to Kohli's defence, slamming Aussie legend Ian Healy.
“Amused 2 [to] read @Iheals [Ian Healy] take on @imVkohli [Virat Kohli]. Come on Heals have heard many ‘polite enquiries’ in ur [your] deep voice, case of pot calling kettle black," Akhtar wrote on Twitter.
Amused 2 read @Iheals take on @imVkohli. Come on Heals have heard many 'polite enquiries' in ur deep voice, case of pot calling kettle black
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 7, 2017
He also reckoned that Healy's comments may have "switched" Kohli and his team even more.
"If anything @Iheals comments on @imVkohli may have switched him & his team on even more. Sorry Heals this was a self-goal!,” he added.
If anything @Iheals comments on @imVkohli may have switched him & his team on even more. Sorry Heals this was a self-goal!
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 7, 2017
Earlier, Healy criticised Kohli's aggression, saying he's losing respect for the 28-year-old.
“The pressure is starting to tell on (Kohli). I’m losing respect for him. He’s got to be a lot more respectful of his opponents. The stuff he did with Steve Smith was unacceptable,” Healy told Melbourne Radio station SEN.
“So Kohli’s aggression was good for them. But I think it’s not good for them anymore. He’s really putting some pressure on (his players). You can read pressure all over Ravichandran Ashwin’s face. I think there are massive cracks showing in (Kohli),” he would add.
In his response, Kohli said that “We have 1.2 billion people in India and one person doesn’t make a difference. And also I think you should go and search on YouTube when he was given out in Centurion down the leg side. I heard he said something about me not having good behavior with the umpires. I think you all should YouTube that video.”
The third Test will be played in Ranchi, starting March 16.
India won the second Test match to level the four-match series 1-1, but the many controversies which started in Bangalore are yet to subside.
