Criticised For Helping Virat Kohli Recover From Cramps In Cricket World Cup Semi-final, New Zealand Star’s Firm Response

Inda’s triumphant efficiency in opposition to New Zealand within the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final earned the house group loads of plaudits as they progressed to the ultimate of the event. While New Zealand put in a valiant effort, they could not break the resolve of Rohit Sharma’s males. However, a weird comment got here from a former Australian cricketer, saying the Kiwis should not have helped India’s Virat Kohli when he was affected by cramps en path to his fiftieth ODI hundred. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has responded to the remark.

Former Australia all-rounder Scott O’Donnell questioned the Kiwis’ sportsmanship, saying such a gesture wasn’t wanted for a participant like Kohli who was tearing the Kiwi group through the semi-final match in Wankhede.

“I think that’s something we really pride ourselves on as Black Caps and as New Zealanders. We want to play cricket in a way that suits us as a country and how we want to see our kids grow up and play the game themselves,” Mitchell mentioned in a chat with reporters because the group left Mumbai late on Thursday.

“We’ll keep playing cricket the way we do as Kiwis, and hopefully the rest of the world can respect us and how we go about our day-to-day life, not only on the field but off it as well. It’s something that we’re really proud of, so we’ll just keep being Black Caps and doing what we’re doing.”

When requested concerning the process forward, Mitchell mentioned that the group is already trying ahead to the 2-match Test collection in opposition to Bangladesh.

“That’s the nature of international sport these days,” he asserted. “We’ll show up, we love Test cricket, it means a hell of a lot to this group. We’ll be ready to go come the first day of that Test and wear that black cap again.”