The ongoing India-Australia series has become the latest global headlines.There have been several verbal blows in a bid to win the psychological war from both camps. One such attempt added heat.It was made by Ian Healy, former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman when he said he was losing respect for Indian skipper Virat Kohli due to his constant sledging of Steve Smith's men.
Healy faced the heat not just from Indian cricket fans, but also from Kohli who defended himself telling that opinion of one person made no difference to his life. The Delhi batsman also pinpointed an instance from Healy's career, where the Aussie had lost his cool on the pitch. Several former players stamped their opinion on the debate, adding to the divided public opinion.



 Recently the cricketer to take a position on this matter was legendary opening batsman Matthew Hayden. Surprisingly, the former cricketer defended Kohli against Healy's statement.He even added that the Indian played the game just like he plays."Virat, like I did, always walks the fine line. We are passionate about the game and we believe that the body language, attitude, temperament, discipline and domination are part of our arsenal. Sometimes, they spill over. The key here is respect. The only thing I play the game for is to earn respect from fellow players. I am sure that is exactly the same with Virat as well,"  told Mathew Hayden to the Mumbai Mirror.




Hayden also added that, like Indian cricketers, he too had received the showers of love and affection from his local cricket fans."I can say that the Indian cricketers are a privileged society. They get a lot of adulation and even I started getting it here. I have actually become India-Australian and maybe in that order. I attended the BCCI awards function the other night because of the respect for the game. So did Virat challenge all this? No, he is earning respect"


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