Former India captain Virat Kohli rubbishes reports of building cricket pitch in Alibaug farmhouse

On Tuesday (August 15), former Indian captain Virat Kohli took to his official Instagram account to slam reports which claimed that he will builda cricket pitch at his new farmhouse in Alibaug. It is to be noted that Kohli-Anushka Sharma's new farmhouse is under construction at the moment. Recently, they were also seen paying a visit to the farmhouse to check on the details of the construction.

While there were rumours that the star batter is investing in building a cricket pitch at the farmhouse, he has now dismissed all such claims. "Bachpan se jo akhbaar Padha hai, wo bhi fake news chaapne lage ab (The newspaperwhich I have read since childhood, hasalso started publishing fake news)," said Kohli on his Instagram story on Tuesday.

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At present, Kohli is gearing up to represent India in the forthcoming Asia Cup 2023 edition, to be jointly held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India will open their campaign versus arch-rivals Pakistan on September 02 in Pallekele. They are placed in Group A along with Pakistan and Nepal and are expected to meet the Men in Green once again in the Super Four. The two heavyweights might also come face to face in the summit clash, which will be a first in the history of the tournament, to be held on September 17 in Colombo.

Ahead of the Asia Cup, former Indian batter Robin Uthappa opined on whether Kohli can break Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries. Kohli took his century tally to 76 after the West Indies tour, where he only played an ODI and two Tests. In this regard, Uthappa told TOI, "Virat (Kohli) doesn't really care about breaking records any more. We as people and fans are obsessed with it. He would much rather win matches for India irrespective of those hundreds. Virat's focus will be on winning matches for India in the Asia Cup and World Cup. He doesn't really care about the records."

Uthappa added, "Whether he (Virat) achieves that milestone (breaking Sachin's ODI centuries record) during the Asia Cup, World Cup or at any (other) point in his career, it doesn't matter because his sole focus is on winning matches for India, not his hundreds."

Kohli will certainly want his bat to do all the talking in the remainder of 2023, with two big events - the Asia Cup and home ODI World Cupin October-November-on the cards.

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