From Big B to Michael Clarke, Virat Kohli gets a new 'batting' line-up

Virat Kohli has been repeatedly targetted by the Australian mediaThe fight to lift the BorderGavaskar Trophy is a hotly fought contest with both India and Australia going at it hard The 4match Test series has seen a fair share of controversies both on and offfield and they are refusing to die down Adding kindle to the fire is the Australian mediaAustralian media had on Tuesday dubbed the India captain as Donald Trump of world sport andaccused him of spreading fake news regarding their playersBut the article got some big wigs to come out and bat for the 28yearold cricketer From Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan to commentator Harsha Bhogle to former Aussie skipper Michael Clarke every one has derided the media for their hate campaignAmitabh took to Twitter on Wednesday to chi in with some banter of his own to shut down the Aussies He thanked the Australian media for comparing Kohli with Trump since that meant them accepting that the Indian skipper was a winner and the PresidentT 2471 Aussi media calls Virat Donald Trump of sports thank you Aussi media for accepting that he is a winner and the PRESIDENT pictwittercomZOoNtuhtC2mdash Amitabh Bachchan SrBachchan March 21 2017Leading Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle also hit out at the toxicity blighting the series against Australia and called for both sides to show restraint before the winnertakesall final Test begins SaturdayHarsha BhogleBhogle feared that the glorification of aggressive onfield behaviour by media on both sides and passions boiling over could harm Test cricketrsquos reputation with the series on a knifeedge at 11Friends in Australia tell me they are perturbed by the toxicity this series has generated Cricket lovers in India saying so too Bhogle said on Twitter If we have to use toxicity and divisiveness to spread our game we are using a shortterm approach that can only be harmful added the veteran Indian TV cricket analyst I am particularly perturbed by the fact that some of us in the media are promoting this divisiveness and taking sides to spread illwillBhogle said it was time the media stopped fanning the flames before lasting damage was done to Test cricket A lot of us entered this profession because we love sport and had the opportunity to talkwrite about it We didnt enter to spread toxicity he tweetedFriends in Australia tell me they are perturbed by the toxicity this series has generated Cricket lovers in India saying so toomdash Harsha Bhogle bhogleharsha March 21 2017If we have to use toxicity and divisiveness to spread our game we are using a shortterm approach that can only be harmfulmdash Harsha Bhogle bhogleharsha March 21 2017I am particularly perturbed by the fact that some of us in the media are promoting this divisiveness and taking sides to spread illwillmdash Harsha Bhogle bhogleharsha March 21 2017A lot of us entered this profession because we love sport and had the opportunity to talkwrite about it We didnt enter to spread toxicitymdash Harsha Bhogle bhogleharsha March 21 2017Creating a Big BrotherBig Boss kind of toxicity to gain eyeballs and generate headlines will prove harmful eventuallymdash Harsha Bhogle bhogleharsha March 21 2017I also believe administrators need to ensure that while there will be passion at work and frayed tempers it cannot be a series of its ownmdash Harsha Bhogle bhogleharsha March 21 2017Even former Australia captain Michael Clarke has said that Kohli should not be bothered by a couple of Australian journalists who are trying to tarnish his imageMichael ClarkeComing out in support of the Indian captain Clarke told Aaj TakIndia Today news channel on Wednesday Comparing Virat Kohli with Donald Trump what a load of s is that What Virat did even Smith would have Bear in mind I love Kohli and the Australian public love him I always somehow find an Australian in him the way he plays and I absolutely love how he accepts challenges Its just two or three reporters who are trying to tarnish him but Virat shouldnt be botheredClarke said even Steve Smith wont be bothered by what Australian media is writing I dont think even Steve Smith would bother about what the Australian media is saying In fact both the captains would be telling their teams to concentrate on how to win in DharamshalaTWITTERATI ALSO MOCKED THE AUSTRALIAN MEDIAIf Kohli is Trump then every night he must be thinking of Rahul DravidYou know obsession with the Wallmdash Rajneesh MrMrRajneesh March 22 2017Aussie media compared Kohli with Donald TrumpNot fair We never compared Smith with Kejriwal despite their continuous BRAIN FADEsIndvAusmdash Sir Rohit Sharma SirRohitSharma_ March 22 2017If Australian media wanted to sound illogical they shouldve compared Kohli with Sachin instead of Trumpmdash EngiNerd mainbhiengineer March 22 2017Aussies Media Virat Kohli has become DONALD TRUMP of world cricketMe pictwittercomqAyMClfvcnmdash Arvind K Yadav ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0087regethu00c2u009fu00c2u0087sup3 TheAllRound3r March 21 2017