"Allowed To Have...": Ex-India World Cup-Winner Clarifies Harsh Remarks On Virat Kohli

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa grabbed everyone's attention with his interview, where he revealed some unheard details about star batter Virat Kohli. In a recent interaction with the Lallantop, the 2007 T20 World Cup winner had accused Kohli for mistreating the legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh during the fag-end of his career and not giving him a proper farewell. He event went to claim that because of Kohli, former batter Ambati Rayudu was snubbed from India's 2019 ODI World Cup squad.

As his remarks divided the internet and fetched a lot of negative reactions from the fan, Uthappa has now issued a clarification. In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Uthappa stated that his words were taken in a wrong way and he is allowed to have his own opinion. 

"A lot is being said, a lot is being misconstrued. Calm down. I'm a human being; I'm allowed to have my opinion, much like any of you. I have been listening and receiving a lot of hate over the last few days. I've been through these experiences before, but I'm someone who likes to have conversations," Uthappa said on his YouTube channel

Uthappa went on to praise Kohli and even called him"one of the greatest" white-ball players.

"I was speaking to a style of leadership rather than a person or a human being. I have always spoken highly about Virat as a player. I think he's one of the greatest ODI batters in the world and I think I've said that on record if I if I can remember correctly that I think he's one of the greatest white-ball players to have ever played the game. And I even as as early as two weeks ago, I've said that Virat is going to score runs by the buckets," Uthappa said.

"When people asked Virat if he should retire, he did not score runs in the last