“Cricket and Politics: Why is the Viral video of Virat Kohli and Haris Rauf upsetting Indians”, The Pamphlet, September 2, 2023:
“They say sport should be independent of politics. But national and international politics have played a role in sport since time immemorial. After all, in international sporting event, everyone is representing a country and country’s interests always should come first.
A video of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and Pakistani cricketer Haris Rauf exchanging friendly high fives and banter ahead of the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match in Sri Lanka has upset quite a few people, especially on social media.
For about a minute, Kohli and Rauf are exchanging pleasantries, hugging, shaking hands and wishing each other before parting ways. This is followed by other Indian players greeting other Pakistani players in rest of the video…..”
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