Several celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli recently took to Twitter to voice their opinions on the ongoing farmer protest. Kohli came into the press conference ahead of the Test series and was asked again about the protest. He revealed that the issue was ‘briefly’ talked about in the team meeting. Kohli, speaking online to the media, did not divulge the details of the "brief" conversation on the matter. “Any issue which is present in the country, we do talk about it & everyone has expressed what they had to say about the issue. We briefly spoke about it in the team meeting and then we carried on discussing the team's plans,” Kohli said.
Yesterday, Kohli joined a host of Indian celebs who urged for unity in the country after some international celebrities like US pop star Rihanna called attention to the plight of the agitating farmers on social media. "Let us all stay united in this hour of disagreements. Farmers are an integral part of our country and I'm sure an amicable solution will be found between all parties to bring about peace and move forward together," he had tweeted. India and England will lock horns in a four-match Test series starting tomorrow. On the eve of the first Test against England, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has confirmed that Rishabh Pant will assume wicketkeeping duties at the Chepauk following his glorious form in Australia. With the finale berth of the World Test Championship being the prize of the series, the Tests between India and England promise to be cracker as both teams are riding high confidence with a series win against Sri Lanka and Australia. The second Test match will also be played at the same venue between February 13-17. The newly renovated Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad will be contesting the final two games (Feb 24-28) & (March 4-8) respectively.
