India batsman Virat Kohli insists the world champions will prove Nasser Hussain wrong after the former England captain labelled some of the tourists as “donkeys”. Hussain made the controversial remark about India’s fielding while commentating during Wednesday’s one-off Twenty20 international, which England won by six wickets.
The comment has prompted criticism in India with the Board of Control for Cricket vice president Rajiv Shukla describing it as “totally uncalled for”. India have endured a miserable tour to England, losing their position as the number one Test team after being drubbed 4-0 by Andrew Strauss’s team, but Kohli believes Hussian’s criticism was wide of the mark. He points to India’s successful World Cup campaign earlier this year as proof that the tourists have nothing to be embarrassed about when it comes to fielding in hectic one-day games. “Everyone has their opinion. We don’t have to get angry about it and try really desperately to change it,” said Kohli.