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When Virat Kohli was trolled for this Twitter photo amid tragic chopper crash

Updated on: 09 December,2021 12:46 PM IST  |  Mumbai
mid-day online correspondent |

Virat Kohli, who was recently replaced by Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain of the Indian cricket team, shared a photo of himself riding a mock bike on social media

When Virat Kohli was trolled for this Twitter photo amid tragic chopper crash

Picture Courtesy/ Virat Kohli's Twitter

Virat Kohli is a very famous personality on social media and has a huge fan following on Twitter and Instagram. However, on Dec 8, Virat Kohli shared a certain post on Twitter which did not go down too well with his fanbase.


Virat Kohli, who was recently replaced by Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain of the Indian cricket team, shared a photo of himself riding a mock bike on social media. This was amid the terrible chopper crash which claimed the life of CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife and eleven others in Tamil Nadu. Kohli shared the photo and captioned it: Once upon a time. #80skids #backinthedays. Take a look at the post below.



In no time, netizens began slamming Virat Kohli for being 'insensitive' during a tragic incident that occurred in the nation. Here are some of the irate tweets by Twitterati.

However, later on, Virat Kohli did take to Twitter to condole the demise of CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat in the chopper crash. "Deeply saddened by the untimely demise of CDS Bipin Rawat ji and other officials in a tragic helicopter crash. My deepest condolences to the friends & family members," wrote Virat Kohli on Twitter.

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