Virat Kohli Assured Me "Get Fit, You're There", Then No Reply: Retired India Star Amit Mishra
Former Indian cricketer Amit Mishra has publicly criticized Virat Kohli for failing to follow through on assurances regarding his return to the national team. Mishra claims that despite promises from both the coach and captain, he was ignored after recovering from an injury.
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Former India leg-spinner Amit Mishra's international career ended on a sour note. The T20I against England in 2017 turned out to be his final game for India, but Mishra feels that if it were not for an injury he sustained in that match, he might have gone on to play more for the national team. Crucially, Mishra claimed that he was given explicit comeback assurances by both the then head coach Anil Kumble and captain Virat Kohli. However, when he regained full fitness, the latter did not even respond to his calls and messages.
Mishra made the revelation during an episode of the podcast Baith & Bol with former India cricketer Aakash Chopra. He claimed that the assurances from both Kumble and Kohli fell flat, with the England match in Bengaluru turning out to be his final game for India in international cricket.
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