Former England batsman Nick Compton feels India skipper Virat Kohli needs to go easy on the field as he represents Indian cricket. He said Kohli's language is excessive and he gets very abusive which needs to be sorted.
Compton's comment came after the second Test between India and England at Lord's. Kohli had a go at the English cricketers after their verbal spat with Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings.
The ex-England cricketer said that sledging is a part of the game but he doesn't like Kohli's way and he compared it to Anderson. "I do agree (others do it as well). (James) Anderson's got his ways. It's not just Kohli, I am not saying that. But his language is quite excessive. Anderson will do things in a different way. Kohli’s way is to get very abusive. He has got a good array of swear words that he uses. We don’t want to throw stones on this player and that player, otherwise, we get into a big argument," Compton told SportsKeeda.
“Indian players must give it back (to England). I am not saying they shouldn’t be aggressive. I think (Ravindra) Jadeja has got that in him. I think that you do get a good mixture within the team. There are different ways to being aggressive. Kohli can probably do it in a more intelligent way, without having these abusive fights. Sometimes the best way is to say nothing and go out there and get a hundred," he added.
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Earlier, Compton had recalled the incident in 2012 and tweeted that Kohli is the most foul-mouthed individual. However, he later deleted the tweet after the outrage by Indian cricket fans.
The 38-year-old said the line shouldn't be crossed while giving it back with the words, especially when you are someone like Kohli who is a role model for many youngsters.
“I think we should let it go on. We need some theatre and entertainment. We need characters in the game, Kohli is a character. He brings a lot to cricket. I am a real admirer of him as a player. His leadership is sometimes overemotional. But I think he has brought a lot to cricket. It is important that characters are brought in.
"You don’t want the match referee stepping in every time everyone says something. Otherwise, the game just becomes over-governed. It becomes like naughty school children in the playground. These are adults, these are international professional cricketers.
"A bit of banter, there's definitely a place to use that. It just needs to be done in the right way. Kohli's got to realise that he is an inspiration to other young players. Using foul-mouthed language, I don't think it is necessary," he said.
(With SportsKeeda Inputs)
