NEW DELHI: Indian captain
Virat Kohli has found himself again in the middle of a controversy after Australian media compared him to
US President Donald Trump.
"Virat Kohli has become the Donald Trump of world sport. Just like President Trump, Kohli decided to blame the media as a means of trying to hide the egg smeared right across his face," Australian newspaper 'The Daily Telegraph' reported on Tuesday.
Australian daily also alleged that Kohli launched a scandalous attack on skipper
Steve Smith and the Australian team where he accused of them being systematic cheats, but refused to apologise or provide any concrete evidence. The Aussie media also held Kohli accountable for continual perpetuation of fake news.
Earlier on Monday, Kohli claimed that Australian players tried to disrespect the home side physio Patrick Farhart. "They (four-five of them) started taking Patrick's name. I don't know why. He's our physio. His job is to treat me. I don't find the reason behind it. I could not understand. You must ask why they have started taking his name," said Kohli at post match press conference.
Kohli suffered an injury on his right shoulder on Day 1 of the third Test where he eventually went back to the dressing room and was out of action for the major part of the match. Australian all-rounder
Glenn Maxwell later mocked Kohli while fielding when he went for a dive to save a boundary.
Kohli gave it back to the Aussies in the second essay when he showed the same gestures as Maxwell's after Jadeja cleaned up
David Warner on the penultimate day of the match.
Smith denied Kohli's statement and said neither he or anyone else disrespect Farhart who is also an Australian. "It was a bit disappointing. I didn't actually do anything. Virat was having a go at me saying I was disrespecting Patrick Farhart. I was probably the exact opposite."
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"I think he probably did a pretty terrific job to be able to get Virat back on the field after that shoulder injury. He's a terrific physio and he obviously does a great job for them," said Smith.