Amitabh Bachchan’s response to Aussie media comparing Virat Kohli with Donald Trump wins Twitterati’s respect

The Australian media turned up the heat after the third Test match between India and Australia ended in a draw, with one publication criticising Kohli and his "Donald Trump-like contempt for the truth".

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While many have come out against the report, it is veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, whose tweet is garnering attention. (Source: File Photo)

There seems to be no end to the controversies surrounding the India-Australia Test series. It all began when Indian skipper Virat Kohli accused Australia captain Steve Smith of seeking help from the dressing room before using the DRS. The two players went on to use their press briefings to exchange barbs directed at each other. The Australian media turned up the heat after the third Test match between India and Australia ended in a draw, with one publication criticising Kohli and his “Donald Trump-like contempt for the truth”. While many have had a go at the report for making the comparison, it was veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan tweet that won all-round applause.

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Senior Bachchan, known for his ‘hatke’ tweets, took to the micro-blogging site and wrote: “T 2471 – Aussi media calls Virat, Donald Trump of sports !! … thank you Aussi media for accepting that he is a winner and the PRESIDENT !!” People has come out in support of the actor’s tweet, while many have tried to correct the actor, mentioning that ‘Trump is not a winner’, implying that the cricketer’s comparison with the President of United States was not a compliment.

T 2471 – Aussi media calls Virat, Donald Trump of sports !! … thank you Aussi media for accepting that he is a winner and the PRESIDENT !! pic.twitter.com/ZOoNtuhtC2

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 21, 2017

@SrBachchan Hehehe…You always find the Awesomest thing to twt 👍👌❤❤🌷🌷
Love YOU 😗😗😍😍

— Ratna EF❤ (@StLouisgirl123) March 21, 2017

@SrBachchan Hahahaha you have a great sense of humour :)

— kishore bhatt EF (@BigB_FB_Group) March 21, 2017

@SrBachchan Yes Sir You are right.He is the champion player and his aggressive make them jealous of him.#president @imVkohli @vikrantgupta73

— Naveen Surana (@Surana9Naveen) March 22, 2017

@SrBachchan Only you can have such sweet words to say about anyone and everyone. Love and Respect sir🙏

— Romeo (@romeolikes123) March 21, 2017

@SrBachchan sir prism of perspective….inspiring thought ….

— Vinayak Jain (@vinayakjain26) March 21, 2017

@SrBachchan this is the best reply possible ! @imVkohli

— Debanjan Paul (@DebanjanPaul17) March 22, 2017

@SrBachchan I salute you sir supporting our sport person. You should be more vocal about societal issue too.

— Pushpendra Singh (@pushp3079) March 22, 2017

@SrBachchan Love u sir, respect. 🙏🙏🙏

— viral #VIRAT fever👑 (@shivam_gaikar) March 22, 2017

@SrBachchan FYI Donald Trump is not a winner, is a pathological liar, disgrace to Americans&people worldwide. He won elections due to Russia

— Cherry Gupta (@Cherryc79) March 21, 2017