‘Ab gyan baatne se kya hoga’ – Fans react as Virat Kohli posts cryptic Instagram story after losing WTC Final 2023 against Australia

Star India batter, Virat Kohli posted a cryptic Instagram story once again after losing the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia on Sunday, June 11 at The Oval, in London. In the final, Virat Kohli scored 14 runs in the first innings and scored 49 runs in the second. He was the highest scorer for the team in the second innings before getting dismissed to Scott Boland.

After losing the final to Australia, Kohli posted a cryptic Instagram story where he stated ‘Silence is the source of great strength’. This is not the first time that the 34-year-old has posted something cryptic on social media. Earlier, during the final, he was trolled by the fans when he was seen chatting and having snacks after his dismissal in the first innings.

Travis Head was awarded Player of the Match 

Kohli took it to Instagram and replied to the critics ahead of the start of the play on Day 3 where he was targeted. He asserted that one should develop the ability to be disliked in order to feel free themselves.”You must develop the ability to be disliked in order to free yourself from the prison of other people’s opinions,” the full message read.

India lost the final by 209 runs, their second consecutive loss in this edition of the WTC cycle. The Indian side was behind in the game from the first day, after the two Australians, Travis Head and Steve Smith. India got a target of 444 to chase down in order to lift the WTC mace but the side was able to score only 234 runs and lost the final to Australia.

After winning the final, Australia became the first side to clinch all the major tournaments which exist in cricket. Star Australian batter, Head was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant match-winning performance, which came in the first innings of the where he scored 163 runs off just 174 balls which included 25 fours and a six in his innings.

Here’s how fans reacted after seeing Virat Kohli’s cryptic Instagram story:

Ab gyan baatne se kya hoga

— Amit (@AmitMovieHolic) June 11, 2023

Bhai Virat ki stories se lag raha hai ki jese yeh bas bomb phodne wala hai BCCI pe

— Abhay (@abhaysrivastavv) June 11, 2023

https://twitter.com/sigma__male_/status/1667902728155316227

Ye bhai apna stories main hi laga hai pata nahi kyun.. believe in performance rather then irrelevant posts …people will say .. what they want to.. when they love you for good thing.. be prepare for the hate too.. it’s part and parcel of the game

— Nitin jain(Sachinsuperfan) (@NitinSachinist) June 11, 2023

Bass kar bhai. Even your fans such as me think that on-field performance would have been better, instead of these quotes.

— Aditya Muley (@adityaumuley) June 11, 2023

https://twitter.com/ViratianTweets/status/1667903057206837252

Bc tu ab 2 mahine tak story dekh bhai sabka kyunki cricket to hai ni

— Ujjawal Athrav (@Ujjawal_athrav) June 11, 2023

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