Simon Doull On Virat Kohli : IPL 2024 is over. In this tournament Shreyas Iyer led Kolkata Knight Riders won the title for the third time. But in the meantime New Zealand commentator Simon Dull has made a big revelation.

In fact, while talking to Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik, Simon Dull said that he had received death threats for criticizing Virat Kohli's performance during the IPL.

No one needs to be told about Virat Kohli's fan following. Kohli is one of the best players in the world and people look up to him as their role model. Kohli has taken the level of his game to such a high level that it is difficult for any young player to match him. But Kohli's T20 strike rate has been the talk of the town for quite some time now.

Many have raised questions on Kohli's strike rate. Another name is included in this list and that is former New Zealand fast bowler and current commentator Simon Dull. Dul often criticized Virat Kohli's performance.

Threats to Simon Dull

Simon Dull said criticizing Virat Kohli cost him dearly, as it led to death threats. Simon Dull says he received death threats for criticizing Virat Kohli's performance in the IPL 2024 season.

Dul said he has a very good relationship with Kohli and has never made personal attacks on RCB's star player but has talked about the game. During the match between RCB and LSG, Dul criticized Virat Kohli's strike rate. Kohli took 10 balls to score 8 runs for his half century despite a good set up.

Then Dul said in the commentary that RCB's star batsmen play for individual achievements. After this statement of Dull, he received threats.

Dul panicked after receiving the threat

Simon Dull revealed this while talking to Dinesh Karthik on Cricbuzz. Karthik took issue with the fans' reaction and requested them to understand the difference between good criticism and personal attacks.

Karthik advises

Dinesh Karthik said, “It is sad in India. Whether you go to basketball or baseball, you'll always find pundits talking about the game. Sometimes Indian fans can't distinguish whether people are attacking the player personally or talking about his technical errors. I think Virat will appreciate it if you recognize the difference'.