New Delhi: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has given a fitting response to Australian media for comparing Indian skipper Virat Kohli with US President Donald Trump. Kohli, who has been struggling with the bat in the ongoing four-match series, has been attacked by the Australian media for his behaviour in the ongoing series. (India vs Australia - Full Coverage)
But Mr Bachchan threw his weight behind the Delhi batsman and tweeted, "T 2471 - Aussi media calls Virat, Donald Trump of sports !! ... thank you Aussi media for accepting that he is a winner and the PRESIDENT !!"
T 2471 - Aussi media calls Virat, Donald Trump of sports !! ... thank you Aussi media for accepting that he is a winner and the PRESIDENT !! pic.twitter.com/ZOoNtuhtC2
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 21, 2017
The Bollywood legend's comments came after an article in the Daily Telegraph compared the 28-year-old to Trump.
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"Virat Kohli has become the Donald Trump of world sport. Just like President Trump, Kohli decided to blame the media as a means of trying to hide the egg smeared right across his face," read the article.
The article published in the Australian news daily came after Kohli had accused Australian players of disrespecting Indian cricket team's physio Patrick Farhart.
“It’s funny all our guys (Indian media) ask about cricket as the first thing and you (Australian journalist) ask about something controversial,” said Kohli.
"They (four-five of them) started taking Patrick's name. I don't know why. He's our physio. His job is to treat me. I don't find the reason behind it. I could not understand. You must ask why they have started taking his name," the 28-year-old had said.
