Rohit Sharma: "I don't just walk out for my Team, I walk out for my country."

Rumours of a rift between Indian skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma were doing the rounds after the team were ousted from the semis of the World Cup 2019, but Kohli, in a press conference before the side left for West Indies, denied any differences between the duo. Coach Ravi Shastri, who was present in the press conference too, added that no individual is bigger than the team. 

Interestingly, Sharma posted a new photo on Instagram that says, "I don't just walk out for my team, I walk out for my country." 

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I don’t just walk out for my Team. I walk out, for my country.

Soeaking at the PC, Shastri had said, "The way the team plays, no individual is bigger than the team. The way they play is in the interest of the game. You cannot have that consistency if there is a rift or whatever."

Kohli had called the indifferences baffling as well. 

"In my opinion, it's baffling to be honest. It's absolutely ridiculous to read such stuff that comes out. I have been to a few public events and the public sentiment is 'aap log kya khele (you guys played so well)'. We have so much respect.

"We are feeding off lies. We are overlooking facts. We are turning a blind eye to all the good things that has happened. We are creating fantasies and scenarios in our head and want to accept that this is the truth.

"I have seen this for too long now. Bringing personal lives into the picture. It's disrespectful after a moment. We've had no issues. If I don't like somebody, it shows on my face. I have also heard a lot in past few days but if team atmosphere isn't good, we couldn't have played well," Kohli insisted.