Several fans criticized ICC for sharing India captain Virat Kohli's illustration as a king ahead of India's 2019 World Cup opener against South Africa, with some suggesting the governing body should be more neutral.
India began their 2019 World cup campaign against South Africa in Southampton. International Cricket Council posted an illustration of India skipper sitting on a throne with a crown and a bat in hand.
"kindly be mature don’t be biased... India is not the only country who participated in CWC…," wrote one Twitter user. "India is not the only country who participated in CWC," a user wrote. "Other teams to ICC right now: Are we a joke to you?" wrote another.
The 2019 cricket World Cup is the first for Virat Kohli as the captain of the Indian cricket team and he would be hoping to make his mark and winning the tournament in his first attempt.
ICC replies to all these comments including Michael Vaughn, the EXx- England captain who stand first to criticize Indian Cricketers. Vaughan took to Twitter to criticize ICC for sharing India captain Virat Kohli's illustration as a king, writing, "Nothing like impartiality!!!"
ICC responded to Vaughan by sharing screenshots, showing Kohli's number one ranking among batsmen in both ODI and T20I cricket, and his hat-trick at ICC awards. Several fans had also criticized ICC, accusing it of bias.
