The Indian captain however took to twitter to express that his comments were blown out of proportion and he does not feel the same way for all the Australian cricketers.
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Seeing all these apologies coming on the same day Indian off-spinner made a hilarious comment. (Photo: AP)
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Ashiwn wrote this on his twitter handle.
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Hodge on March 30, posted a long unconditional apology to Virat Kohli and Indian fans for his words.
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Virat Kohli missed the series deciding last Test at Dharamsala because he failed to recover from a shoulder injury sustained during the third Test at Ranchi. (Photo: BCCI)
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On the other hand Kohli himself had said that he no longer considers Australian cricketers as his friends after all the things that took place during four match series.
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Former Australia batsman Brad Hodge had hinted that Kohli was preserving himself for the IPL and therefore opted out of the deciding Test. (Photo : BCCI)
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Hodge’s comments were heavily criticized by the Indian media and Indian cricketers. Gautam Gambhir said that one should not speak without knowing the extent of the injury. (Photo: PTI)