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Virat Kohli is immature, can’t take abuse: Kagiso Rabada

Captain caveman said:
Possibly. But he can also put a dent in india WC winning chances.
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Let's see. Hashim Bhai has been failing against us for some time now. Unless Qdk and Markram score heavily they don't have a chance. This Indian team is overrated but Saffers are even worse.
 
Slog said:
Mitch Johnson made Kohli his little puppy in the last WC
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Kohli made Johnson his puppy entire Australian tour that time. We lost World Cup match because they were a superior team overall and they batted first.
 
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TracerBullet1 said:
By getting out some one once?
Dont you remember johnson use every weapon of sledging and kohli ended up scoring 4 hundreds in 2014 series...
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Why do you get so defensive lol? [MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] was talking about World Cups not test cricket. Stick to the topic. :inti
 
Good luck rabada. He is kohli not joe root, he will give it back to you.
These naye bacche are talking too much.
Kohli put pat cummins in his place and now its time for this rabada.
 
Slog said:
Mitch Johnson made Kohli his little puppy in the last WC
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We know what happened when johnson sledged kohli, one off wicket doesn't prove anything.
And yes did ajay jadeja made waqar a puppy during 1996,this is Facebook level logic.
 
Rabada surely has riled up some 'naye bache' who have just started watching international cricket. As I said these are pre match verbal battles and it can backfire too. So enjoy these battles because you are not going to get them in Pyjama Leagues ever. :inti
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
We know what happened when johnson sledged kohli, one off wicket doesn't prove anything.
And yes did ajay jadeja made waqar a puppy during 1996,this is Facebook level logic.
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He took Kohli's wicket when it mattered the most just like Ajay Jadeja smashed Waqar when it mattered the most.

Its not be all and end all but its impact lasts for a long time.
 
lmao. This is typical Indian behavior Rabada. Do what you want but get upset if someone does the same to you. Nothing new here
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Nah not necessarily.

When Rabada acts stupid otherwise, I will gladly call him a manchild.
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I agree Kohli acts are moronic but it is surprising that you have not seen Rabada enough to classify himself as a man child. Spitting expletives after dismissing the batsman, shoulder barging the batsman etc. in his short career is enough.
 
WengerOut said:
I agree Kohli acts are moronic but it is surprising that you have not seen Rabada enough to classify himself as a man child. Spitting expletives after dismissing the batsman, shoulder barging the batsman etc. in his short career is enough.
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Thuggish yes.

Man child no.

Also not aware of all Rabada transgressions. Open to changing my views on him.
 
WengerOut said:
I agree Kohli acts are moronic but it is surprising that you have not seen Rabada enough to classify himself as a man child. Spitting expletives after dismissing the batsman, shoulder barging the batsman etc. in his short career is enough.
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Rabada himself is a repeat offender but that does not mean what he says is not true.

Kaptaan has adopted the Aussie bully behaviour. With it comes lack of
real spine.
 
Kohli does it to get the adrenaline rushing, it helps him perform..I have met Kohli and he's pretty good person. I think on the field he needs a rush to get his best out so he gets angry and hyper but off the field he's one of the nicest guys in cricket.
 
JattMaula said:
Rabada himself is a repeat offender but that does not mean what he says is not true.

Kaptaan has adopted the Aussie bully behaviour. With it comes lack of
real spine.
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Oy Paaji, I fully agree with him this time. Was just pointing out Rabada antics to SIF to which he was agnostic to.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
He took Kohli's wicket when it mattered the most just like Ajay Jadeja smashed Waqar when it mattered the most.

Its not be all and end all but its impact lasts for a long time.
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I am quite sure that there are more people who remember kohli beating the hell out of johnson in test series than that world cup encounter.
You can't dominate a batsman just by taking his wicket once, sachins dismissal of 2003 is remembered bcoz mcgrath dominated him several times not just once, nobody says malinga made sachin a bunny just coz of one dismissal in final.
Johnson is kohlis bunny, not the other way round, one rare success mean zilch.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Nah not necessarily.

When Rabada acts stupid otherwise, I will gladly call him a manchild.
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He acts stupidly in almost every competitive match. There is a reason why he has multiple icc violations.

In the end, you have to be silly to bring this up before a match.
 
big_gamer007 said:
Kohli does it to get the adrenaline rushing, it helps him perform..I have met Kohli and he's pretty good person. I think on the field he needs a rush to get his best out so he gets angry and hyper but off the field he's one of the nicest guys in cricket.
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These people want fake gods and demigods to represent india,but the good thing is that kohli doesn't even care about what people think of him, hes there to play cricket not to teach manners.
 
Century coming up Rabada. What have you done!

:kohli

Sending a lot of wipes to the South African team. Kohli is going to enjoy giving it back to them and making them whine and cry about it.

Thing about egoistic people like Modi and Kohli is they never forget a thing against them.

It is 101% certain Kohli will be geared up to give it back.
 
Rabada is being taken apart by Soumya Sarkar of all the people right now :))) :)))
 
Kohli with this brain is suitable as a cricketer on the field everything stays good as long as he doesn't end up in politics.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
I am quite sure that there are more people who remember kohli beating the hell out of johnson in test series than that world cup encounter.
You can't dominate a batsman just by taking his wicket once, sachins dismissal of 2003 is remembered bcoz mcgrath dominated him several times not just once, nobody says malinga made sachin a bunny just coz of one dismissal in final.
Johnson is kohlis bunny, not the other way round, one rare success mean zilch.
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When you take a wicket that leads to a heartbreaking loss, it is remembered.

Ask casual Indian fans the games to point out the games where McGrath dominated Sachin and they may not be able to do it properly. But what they will talk about is the 2003 game.

Same way Jadeja's assault on Waqar pains many Pak fans to this day.

Doesn't matter how many trees Waqar has uprooted prior to that. It aint gonna make this pain go away.

In the end, one on one battle does not determine who won against whom.

But it makes a huge mark.
 
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Mostly trash by rabada...but does have a point....i mean VK does behave like a tool at a lot of times and gives plenty of cringe moments to heaps of indian fans including myself...a far cry from a gloroious lineage of those who donned the blue cap...if only he improved his on field behaviour ....
 
I love Kohli but his attempt to look tough seems a bit fake. I’ve seen videos of him getting verbal abuse from Tim Paine and Virat looked a bit stressed out.
 
I like this! Kohli thrives on this stuff! He is a west delhi punjabi after all. I'll def be watching this game.
 
Not sure what Rabada getting a phaintaa from Bangladesh bowlers has to do with his views about Kohli? It seems nobody is allowed to criticise indian players in the world. And yeah that includes indians too. :inti
 
Kohli will now be thinking to himself, who is this guy? :ishant

Well, he'll actually dwell on it for all of 2 mins and move on.
 
Kohli is obviously not a mature person, but with due respect to Rabada, he hasn't earned the right to call out an ATG like Kohli yet.
 
In today's pre-match presser:

Q. He (Rabada) said that you were immature. I think it was in the context of the IPL and your battles with him.

VIRAT KOHLI: Well, I played against him many times and if anything needs to be discussed, we can discuss it man-to-man. I'm not using a press conference to answer anything.
 
MenInG said:
In today's pre-match presser:

Q. He (Rabada) said that you were immature. I think it was in the context of the IPL and your battles with him.

VIRAT KOHLI: Well, I played against him many times and if anything needs to be discussed, we can discuss it man-to-man. I'm not using a press conference to answer anything.
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Kaptaan again showing his immaturity by not answering the question.

:sa
 
Kohli is going to give this guy a smack....... against his bowling, with the bat in hand of course :yk
 
MenInG said:
In today's pre-match presser:

Q. He (Rabada) said that you were immature. I think it was in the context of the IPL and your battles with him.

VIRAT KOHLI: Well, I played against him many times and if anything needs to be discussed, we can discuss it man-to-man. I'm not using a press conference to answer anything.
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Classy response to a victim of Bangladesh bowling
 
Faf du Plessis's response to this


Q. Faf, Rabada's called Kohli 'immature' in the run-up to this game and says he can't take abuse. Do you think that might come back to haunt him? Also you when you play?

FAF DU PLESSIS: A lot of other things are haunting me at the moment (smiling). I don't know the context of that, what was said in that article. I think it was mentioned in the IPL. So, for me to comment on that, not sure what the context was.

Virat is a great player. Virat, whether you say something bad into the media, or you say something good, he is still going to rock up a good player at the match. I don't think that makes too much of a difference.
 
I hope there will be a balance wicket today, batting favored or bowing favored wicket will make this contest onesided before the start.
 
MenInG said:
In today's pre-match presser:

Q. He (Rabada) said that you were immature. I think it was in the context of the IPL and your battles with him.

VIRAT KOHLI: Well, I played against him many times and if anything needs to be discussed, we can discuss it man-to-man. I'm not using a press conference to answer anything.
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A very sensible response by Kohli.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
He took Kohli's wicket when it mattered the most just like Ajay Jadeja smashed Waqar when it mattered the most.

Its not be all and end all but its impact lasts for a long time.
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Exactly that World Cup semi final was the most important moment of both their careers at that time more for Johnson since it was his last but that is a huge statement bouncing him out in the semifinal of the World Cup everyone will remember that no one is gonna remember that kohli hit him for some fours in a test match
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
I am quite sure that there are more people who remember kohli beating the hell out of johnson in test series than that world cup encounter.
You can't dominate a batsman just by taking his wicket once, sachins dismissal of 2003 is remembered bcoz mcgrath dominated him several times not just once, nobody says malinga made sachin a bunny just coz of one dismissal in final.
Johnson is kohlis bunny, not the other way round, one rare success mean zilch.
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Nope nobody cares about some test match that India lost lmao the World Cup semi final matters the most no one even watches test cricket like that in India so false.
 
His interviews are really good. Stark contrast with his onfield "fake aggression". Dhoni can be super cool on the surface. But he has his meltdowns in a subtle way. In my view Rohit Sharma is the best guy under pressure. He doesn't flinch, doesn't lose the plot even against odds.
 
Most of you guys need the slightest bit of an excuse to board the Kohli hate train.

1. Its almost certainly mknd games from Rabada before their match.. And there is nothing wrong with that.

2. If KR actually feels that way then he should the really be the last person calling someone out on that.. Ive generally found Kohli to be way more respectful and mature on the field than Kangiso himself or the brigade of self aggrandizing megalomaniacs that we usually come across when people become super stars.

3.Lastly, his pseudo expert analysis on the anger thing. Kohli doesnt come off as an angry person to me. Certainly not someone who uses victim mentality or deflection as reasons for it. Types like Root and Warner fit that bill.
Him resorting to aggression as a way to perform better is not that uncommon yet its also very unique in how he pulls it off. All individuals can get angry and most actually become irrational and impulsive when caught in the midst of it.Their performance suffers as a result (Aamir sohail 101). Kohli is idiosyncratic in that way because he actually finds more control and motivation when he does that. You get him angry, and his performance goes up a notch. And yet he never goes overboard. You might see the occasional word or a gesture but in general his demeanor is respecful.
 
Sometimes passion for the game can look like aggression or it can come across as arrogant. The better the player the more apparent it becomes.
 
Classy response to deflate the question , praised him saying he is a champ bowler. Never seen him losing it off field .. champ

We will see in the match
 
Extra edge to VK v Rabada encounter today.
 
Wonder if anything will be said to Rabada when he is out?
 
MenInG said:
In today's pre-match presser:

Q. He (Rabada) said that you were immature. I think it was in the context of the IPL and your battles with him.

VIRAT KOHLI: Well, I played against him many times and if anything needs to be discussed, we can discuss it man-to-man. I'm not using a press conference to answer anything.
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:aag :aag

Shots will be fired.

Hopefully the fielders are giving it to Rabada out there in the middle.

More importantly need to bat him out of the equation today.
 
Now that RSA is out, I hope Rabada will get a lot of time to finish his book on Virat Kohli.

:kohli
 
Rabada looks very average in this tournament- he has looked very average since the Aussie series in 2018. Bowls short of length which means that edges and pads are not threatened.
 
Bewal Express said:
Rabada looks very average in this tournament- he has looked very average since the Aussie series in 2018. Bowls short of length which means that edges and pads are not threatened.
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Rabada has been an average bowler outside of South Africa. In subcontinent wickets, he wont be as threatening at all. While Kohli has performed all across.
 
Kohli is a good player but not a classy individual like Sachin or Saeed Anwar. He has zero manner.

I think Kohli would've been eaten alive against likes of Walsh, Ambrose, Wasim, Waqar etc.

I agree with Rabada here.
 
sweep_shot said:
Kohli is a good player but not a classy individual like Sachin or Saeed Anwar. He has zero manner.

I think Kohli would've been eaten alive against likes of Walsh, Ambrose, Wasim, Waqar etc.

I agree with Rabada here.
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Sachin, Ponting, Kallis, Inzamam, Gilchrist, Hayden would've been eaten alive against the likes of Garner, Marshall, Croft, Holding, Roberts, Lillie etc
 
Says an overrated ODI bowler. He is not an impressive ODI bowler at all. Started off with a bang, but has been mediocre since then in the ODI format.
 
7 matches

6 wickets so far

Average of 44

What happened? Getting a lot of abuses mate? Life is so hard? Gonna cry any moment?
 
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