Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Monday categorically denied any rumours of a rift between him and Rohit Sharma, which have been doing the rounds following the team returned from England after their loss in the semi-finals of World Cup 2019.
Addressing a press conference, Kohli said, “I too have heard. Dressing room atmosphere is important to succeed, if this was true, we would not have performed well.”
.@imVkohli on reports of rift with Rohit Sharma: I too have heard. Dressing room atmosphere is important to succeed, if this was true, we would not have performed well. pic.twitter.com/GUOpZn9ZfD
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He further said, “If I don’t like a person then you will see it on my face or in my behaviour, that’s how simple it is. I have always praised Rohit because I believe he is that good. We have no issues. It is kind of baffling, don’t know who is benefiting from all of this (rift reports).”
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India head coach, Ravi Shastri also reacted to the matter and said, “You cannot have this consistency across all three formats if these rifts or divisions were true. So none of this nonsense is there.”
Head Coach @RaviShastri on reports of a rift between #ViratKohli and #RohitSharma: You cannot have this consistency across all three formats if these rifts or divisions were true. So none of this nonsense is there. pic.twitter.com/eJX7plbT6U
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