The Indian cricket player was annoyed when he and his family were videotaped at the Melbourne Airport on December 19. Kohli got into a furious dispute with the cameraman and the reporter.
Ahead of India’s Boxing Day Test, Virat Kohli was the target of harsh criticism and referred to as a “bully” by the Australian media due to the Melbourne Airport incident in which the former captain of India got into a violent argument with a reporter and a cameraman.
When Kohli and his family arrived at the Melbourne airport last Thursday, the incident happened. The Indian cricket player was annoyed by the filming of him and his family, who had been the buzz of the town since he arrived in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
Even though the issue was resolved at that point, Tony Jones, a reporter for Nine Sports, showed no mercy to Kohli, calling him “berating” the Channel 7 reporter at the Melbourne airport.
Jones also stated on radio channel 3AW Melbourne.
“Nat was out there with a cameraman, a Channel 7 reporter was out there with his cameraman and they were doing what we do on a daily basis essentially, and that’s at the airport to actually get identities, whether they’re politicians, whether they’re sporting identities or whatever.
“He took umbrage, he being Virat Kohli, to the fact the cameras were focused on him. Well duh!Â
You’re a batting superstar, you’re a global superstar in the world of cricket, and he takes umbrage to the fact that the attention is focused on him.
“What really got my back up when I saw the footage was that he turned around to the three blokes, the two cameramen, and the reporter from Channel 7, and said you guys are OK, it’s her.
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“Really? Big tough man, Virat. And then he stood over this girl, Nat Yoannidis, who’s about five foot one, five foot two, and just absolutely berated her. You’re nothing but a bully, Virat,”.
