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Ben Stokes slams Virat Kohli’s fans who were criticizing Ben Duckett

Dixit Bhargav
|PublishedMar 10, 2019

GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA – FEBRUARY 09: Ben Stokes of England returns to the pitch after a no ball decision during Day One of the Third Test match between the West Indies and England at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on February 09, 2019 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images,)

Ben Stokes slams Virat Kohli’s fans: The English all-rounder gave a fitting reply to some Virat Kohli fans on social media platform Twitter.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes recently lashed out at some fans of India captain Virat Kohli on social media platform Twitter. Stokes shared his comments after he saw plentiful Kohli fans expressing their anger on axed English batsman Ben Duckett.

It all started after Duckett’s attempt to post a funny remark on Kohli wasn’t accepted well by the Indian fans. Duckett had replied on a Twitter handle named crickshouts’ question on the Indian skipper.

Duckett, who had last played for England during England’s tour of India in 2016, was witnessed as commenting on the same. “A joke?…………………………,” Duckett’s comment read.

While the 24-year old cricketer meant it in a way how Kohli has made a mockery of some records at the highest level, it didn’t go down well with fans of Kohli. Understanding Duckett’s comment semantically, Kohli’s bountiful fans were quick to take a swing on him. Read some of the tweets on Duckett below:

It was at this point in time that Stokes came in his teammate’s rescue. The all-rounder was seen highlighting that the Indian fans don’t get such contexts.

Given that Duckett hadn’t posted anything derogatory on Kohli, he has been on the receiving end of severe criticism since the day before yesterday. One can only sum it down to him becoming a victim of the consequences of social media.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.