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Virat Kohli was spotted enjoying a front-row seat at Wimbledon, watching Novak Djokovic battle through a gritty fourth-round match on Monday. Accompanied by his wife and actor Anushka Sharma, Kohli joined a star-studded crowd at Centre Court that included tennis legend Roger Federer and England cricketers James Anderson and Joe Root. Later, Kohli took to social media to laud Djokovic as a "gladiator."

What seemed like a harmless and well-deserved outing quickly turned into a lightning rod for criticism. A section of social media erupted with backlash, questioning Kohli's presence at the tennis event instead of being on the field ...