Virat Kohli fans went wild with intense backlash targeted against Dainik Jagran journalist Abhishek Tripathi who drew comparisons between Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are two of India’s most recognisable players, and comparisons are often bound to happen.
Who is Dainik Jagran reporter Abhishek Tripathi as Virat Kohli fans call for his boycott on Twitter after comments
कितना जरूरी है शतक?#ViratKohli #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/QWtdcb6pdL
— Abhishek Tripathi / अभिषेक त्रिपाठी (@abhishereporter) October 30, 2023
A large number of crowd has been gathered in Kanpur just to attack Dainik Jagran headquarters.
Be ready MC Abhishek tripathi, We are coming 🔥#BoycottDainikJagran pic.twitter.com/mFcIxo8WVL
— 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙖™ (@Here4Virat) October 30, 2023
Shushant Mehta Owned Rohit Sharma PR Abhishek Tripathi #BoycottDainikjagranpic.twitter.com/dzwkxfzKyI
— Gaurav (@viratian_83) October 30, 2023
No way Abhishek tripathi is now asking other journalists to tweet and defend him 😭#BoycottDainikJagran is really working, this shouldn't stop, keep cooking pic.twitter.com/cE5L5cMR6m
— B` (@Bishh04) October 30, 2023
This mc Abhishek tripathi was crying when Virat Kohli was not scoring century now still crying bcz he is scoring century even after India winning the match 🤡#BoycottDainikjagran pic.twitter.com/Tj0eXSr0bv
— Saurav (@saurav_viratian) October 30, 2023
Aside from imposing a backlash against the writer, the fans have also called for a boycott of the media outlet.
Abhishek Tripathi bio
Abhishek Tripathi is a journalist and writer for Dainik Jagran. Dainik Jagran is an Indian Hindi language daily newspaper which ranked 1st in India by circulation in 2022. According to his Instagram, Abhishek is a Sports editor, for Dainik Jagran and has been in sports journalism for 15 years. He currently resides in New Delhi, India.
Dainik Jagran journalist Tripathi compares Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
The incident took place on Monday, October 30, when a host of Virat Kohli supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with Dainik Jagran media for comparing Kohli and current India captain Rohit Sharma’s way of scoring. In particular, fans reachted with backlash against their writer Abhishek Tripathi. Abhishek Tripathi wrote a piece discussing his opinions on Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s playing styles. He titled his article as:
Shatak Par Ravaiyaa alag alag (Two Different Perspectives on a Century)”
In the article, Tripathi was very critical of Virat Kohli, while praising Rohit Sharma’s strategy. He highlighted Sharma’s commitment to playing for the Indian team as well as playing big shots. While speaking about Kohli, he wrote about how his infatuation with reaching hundreds of runs negatively affects the team’s performance. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma led the Indian cricket team to a successful 2023 World Cup season. The Men in Blue won six straight games to secure a semi-finals spot.
Virat Kohli fans react with backlash against Abhishek Tripathi
Once the article was posted, Virat Kohli’s supporters did not like the parallels drawn between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The fans saw it as a criticism of their beloved idol and vented their frustration on social media. Some fans even went out to burn copies of the Dainik Jagran newspaper on Monday, October 30 while posting recordings of the incident across social media. Meanwhile, the hashtag #BoycottDainikJagran has since gone viral across social media.
Reactions from Virat Kohli fans
Given below are some of the reactions from Virat Kohli fans:
A fan wrote:
He did so much for his country yet some people are spreading hatred for him by making fake PR and Articles.”
Meanwhile another fan wrote:
I was crying after watching this video, we Indians don’t deserve you Idolo 💔”
Yet another fan tweeted:
Don’t mess with Virat FC i repeat don’t mess.”