Kohli faces media backlash following reporter spat

Virat Kohli has delighted Indian fans with his exploits in the middle but reports of an ugly spat with a journalist at the World Cup will only enhance his reputation within the press corps of being volatile and tetchy. As the team's media manager moved quickly to limit the damage of an embarrassing encounter involving India's test skipper, a contradictory view of events in Perth was emerging from the nation's cricket journalists. The incident took place at the Murdoch Oval, where India were training ahead of Friday's Pool B match against the West Indies at the WACA. Kohli, currently India's best batsman across all formats, later realised it was a case of mistaken identity and apologised to the target of his abuse through another journalist.
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