"Don't Believe What You See On Social Media": Rohit Sharma Provides Update On Virat Kohli's Health

The rumours surrounding Virat Kohli's fitness has been doing the rounds since Sunday following his brilliant century against Australia in the fourth Test encounter in Ahmedabad. “Playing through sickness with this composure. Inspiring me always…,” Anushka Sharma wrote on her social media following Kohli's innings and fans were speculating about what Kohli might be suffering from. Rohit addressed the rumours in his press conference, and he had a straight answer to the questions posed by reporters in the aftermath of the game which ended in a draw. "Don't believe what you see on social media. Don't think Virat was sick, just that he was coughing a bit," Rohit said at post-match press conference.

Axar Patel also had something similar to say about Kohli's fitness during the innings.

“I don't know (if Kohli was not keeping well). The way he was running, it didn't look like he was sick with the way he built that partnership, in this heat and the way he ran... It was good to have that stand with him,” Axar said when asked about Kohli's health by reporters.

India won their fourth series in a row against Australia after a fourth and final Test lit up by an epic 186 by Virat Kohli ended in a draw on Monday in Ahmedabad.

The hosts won the series 2-1 and the world's two top-ranked teams will do battle again on June 7-11 at The Oval in the World Test Championship final.

Even before the players shook hands on day five, India knew they had reached the WTC decider thanks to New Zealand's thrilling last-ball win over Sri Lanka earlier in the day.

It will be India's second successive WTC final, having lost the inaugural edition to New Zealand in 2021.

Australia reached 175-2 in their second innings in the final session of play at the