Virat Kohli’s brother quashes all rumors of their mother’s health, calls out media for sharing fake news

Virat Kohli has missed a number of India's recent games due to personal reasons.

Virat Kohli’s brother quashes all rumors of their mother’s health, calls out media for sharing fake news

Virat Kohli's brother, Vikas, denied all rumors of their mother not being well. (Images via Instagram and ESPN)

Virat Kohli had recently announced that he had taken a leave from the ongoing Test series with England due to personal reasons. While many were unaware of the reason for his leave, many fans and media houses wondered what could be the reason for his absence, social media claimed his mother was not well. 

While there was no confirmation from the player, BCCI or any other source, fans believed his mother was not well. Despite no official reports, fans firmly believed that his mother was not well and extended their wishes to the player and his family. 

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With these rumors spreading around on social media, Kohli’s brother has come out and quashed them. Vikas Kohli took to Instagram and informed fans that their mother is well, and to stop the fake news. 

Kohli took a personal break during India’s 3-match T20I series with Afghanistan as well, where he didn’t play the first match. He wasn’t a part of the limited-over series with South Africa and the T20I series with Australia as well. 

Michael Vaughan believes India would have won the first Test if Virat Kohli was captain 

India lost the first Test against England on the 28th of January despite having a lead of 190 runs. Rohit Sharma, the Test captain, was criticized by fans for his captaincy, claiming he was defensive. 

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Virat Kohli during India’s tour of South Africa (Image via ESPN)

Michael Vaughan shared the same thought, claiming India would’ve won the series if he was captain instead. He claimed Kohli wouldn’t have switched off, like how Rohit did during England’s 2nd innings. Earlier he wrote in a column for The Telegram that Sharma’s captaincy was average, with no answers to Ollie Pope’s sweeps.

They miss Virat Kohli's captaincy massively in Test cricket. Virat's captain this week, India wouldn't have lost that game. Rohit is a legend and a great player. But I thought he just switched off completely.
Michael Vaughan on Club Prairie Fire

Kohli was appointed as the Test captain in 2015, after MS Dhoni retired from the format. He captained for 7 years, winning 40 matches out of 68. He was the first Asian captain to beat Australia in Australia, and kept India in the top of the ICC rankings for 42 months. 

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