Spineless people abused Shami, says India captain Kohli
Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — India captain Virat Kohli has thrown his full support behind Mohammed Shami after the fast bowler was abused on social media following a T20 World Cup cricket defeat against archrival Pakistan. “Here’s a good reason why we are playing on the field and not some bunch of spineless people on social media that have no courage to actually speak to any individual in person,” Kohli told reporters on Saturday. That is a very sacred and personal thing to every human being and that should be left there.” Pakistan’s win was its first in 13 attempts in any World Cup game against its neighbor. “I can guarantee you that as captain of the team, we have built a culture where these things will not even infiltrate into this environment 0.0001 per cent.” India takes on New Zealand in its second Group 2 match on Sunday.