India, March 5 -- Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar recently took to social media to appreciate Virat Kohli's performance in India's Champions Trophy semi-final match against Australia. However, he reacted angrily after being falsely accused by a troll of fat-shaming Rohit Sharma.

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The lyricist praised Virat and congratulated Team India for their victory against Australia on X (formerly Twitter). He wrote, "Once again, Virat has proved that he is the strongest pillar of today's Indian cricket edifice!!! Hats off!!." One user reacted to the post in the comments section and wrote, "If Virat is the strongest pillar, ...