‘Why would you go and help Virat when he had a cramp?’

Simon O’Donnell

Cricket fraternity the world over might be cherishing Virat Kohli's record-setting 50th ODI century but former Australian pacer Simon O'Donnell has flayed New Zealand's gesture of helping the batting great when he was suffering from cramps during the World Cup semi-final here.

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Kohli, 35, was seen struggling with cramps during his 113-ball 117, which powered India into the World Cup final. A few New Zealand players opted to assist the star India batter while he was struggling with cramps, and O'Donnell said he had a "problem" with that gesture.

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"I had a problem a couple of times last night. Virat Kohli gets cramp, they're [India] heading for 400 [runs] and [NZ] blokes go over and help him.

"Why would you go and help Virat Kohli when he had a cramp? When they're heading for 400. In a World Cup semi-final. Spirit of the game is playing within the laws. Virat Kohli is tearing your country apart and you want to go over and give him a hand," said O'Donnell.

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