Virat Kohli with Aussie skipper Steve Smith at Dharamsala on Tuesday. File Pic[/caption]Internet Desk: Indian captain Virat Kohli on Thursday claimed that his friendship comment has been “blown out of proportion” by the Australian media. He further claimed that apart from a couple of cricketers he still maintains good terms with a few cricketers from Down Under.
The Indian captain tweeted, "My answer at the post match conference has been blown way out of proportion. I did not categorically say the whole Australian team but....,"
In the second part of his tweet Kohli clarified that his comment was not meant for the entire Australian team.
"Only a couple of individuals. I continue to be in good terms with the few guys I know & who I've played with at RCB & that doesn't change," he wrote in his second tweet.
Kohli’s comment in the post match conference after the series win at Dharamsala sparked off controversy wherein he said that he will no longer be friends with the Australian cricketers.
"No, it has changed for sure. I thought that was the case but it has changed for sure. As I said in the heat of the battle, you want to be competitive but yeah I have been proven wrong. The thing I said before the first Test, I have certainly been proven wrong and you won't hear me say that ever again," said Kohli at Dharamsala.
The series was full of controversies. It all started when Australian captain Steve Smith took dressing room help in taking a DRS call and Kohli stopped short of calling him a cheat.
Kohli was targeted by the Aussie media, a section of them even comparing him with US President Donald Trump. Cricket Australia also jumped into the controversy with its CEO James Sutherland commenting that Kohli perhaps does not know how to spell the word sorry.
The fireworks continued till the final Test, in which Ravindra Jadeja and Matthew Wade were involved in a verbal duel and Smith was heard using “****ing cheat” against Murali Vijay for claiming a catch that was deemed not clean.
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