Doull stated that his statement was construed to be negative and what he actually meant was that Kohli shouldn’t have to worry about getting out and that it was probably a rare bad thing.

Mumbai: It is no secret that Virat Kohli is arguably the most popular cricketer in the world, if not ‘the’ most. Kohli enjoys a massive fanbase, all thanks to his ever-growing social media accounts. At times, the fandom gets toxic as well. It gets toxic when fans start looking to hurt others for the sake of Kohli. Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull recently confessed that he got death threats for cricticising Kohli over his strike rate in the early part of IPL 2024.

Doull stated that his statement was construed to be negative and what he actually meant was that Kohli shouldn’t have to worry about getting out and that it was probably a rare bad thing.

“He is too good to worry about getting out and that was always my point. I have said a thousand great things about Virat Kohli but I say one thing negative or construed to be negative, and I get death threats. That’s the shame of it,” said Doull on Cricbuzz.

“There has never been an issue and I would never have a reason to have personal problems. When I look at the game and the way it has moved, particularly with the impact sub, a strike rate of 130-135 didn’t cut it any more,” he added.