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Former India batter Robin Uthappa has revealed more details regarding his relationship with talismanic Virat Kohli, where his comments in an interview caught the attention of Cricket fans. Uthappa, in his candid admission, stated that this step has impacted the relationship with his former teammate.

In an interview that went viral on social media earlier this year, Uthappa called out Kohli on the way he handled the episode of Ambati Rayudu's omission from the ICC ODI World Cup 2019 squad. The former claimed that the Cricketer from Andhra Pradesh was controversially replaced by all-rounder Vijay Shankar.

The famous line of chief selector MSK Prasad went viral as he stated that Shankar is a player with ‘3D’ qualities. From his official YouTube channel, Uthappa stated that his remarks affected his relations with Kohli.

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“In that whole conversation, the intent was not to speak about Virat. That interview was meant to be about me. I was asked a question which I spoke to. I didn’t take into consideration at that point the sentiments of Virat," Uthappa said on his YouTube channel.

“My relationship or my camaraderie with Virat was impacted by that. My learning from that was, when I spoke to him about it, I acknowledged that I should have spoken to him before, even if it was what I believed."

Also, Uthappa clarified that his remarks on Kohli were based on his leadership, not as an individual.

“I didn’t speak about my experience with Virat. I spoke about what I saw one of my closest friends experience under his leadership. Everyone is entitled to their own style of leadership, and everyone is entitled to have their opinion. But I should have spoken to him about it before I spoke on national television. That was my learning," he said.

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“If he didn’t like anyone, they were cut. Rayudu is the prime example. He had World Cup clothes, kit bag, everything ready, thinking he would play. But you shut the door on him. That wasn’t fair," Uthappa had said.