Ever since Virat Kohli stepped down as captain yesterday, the whole country has been in shock. While fans are heartbroken and channeling their frustration towards 'the ones responsible', social media has been abuzz with facets of the incredible journey he's had so far. 

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While throwbacks have been trending all across Twitter and Instagram, not all of them have been pleasant, and whichever ones aren't, fans are leaving no stone unturned to express their displeasure towards them. One of those instances features eminent journalist Mr Ravish Kumar, who reportedly suddenly deleted an old tweet that he had posted several years ago. 

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While we could not spot the tweet on Twitter (obviously it's now been deleted), there were people who were quicker, and took a screenshot. 

Alleged 1 Rupee journalist Ravish Kumar deleted his old tweet on Virat Kohli. Why? pic.twitter.com/qt9b1DmVf4

— Inderjeet Singh Gusain (@OfficialInderJ) January 16, 2022

In the tweet, he used some not so kind words for Kohli, including 'Lafandar' and 'Loafer', and also expressions such as 'ladki patata hai', while taking potshots at his advertising stints. While fans already are emotional and upset, this clearly pushed them over the edge, and a slew of abuses ensued. 

@ravishndtv ko lagta hai abhi @imVkohli free hai kahi purana tweet dekh ke pel na de

— Vibrator® (@Vibrator_009) January 16, 2022

Lol such a low profile anchor @ravishndtv telling bad about the king of cricket @imVkohli doesn't suit u bro, poor life, poor soul . May God bless u . @ravishndtv

— shayan (@Shayan13793596) January 16, 2022

Very shame, how @ravishndtv can use such pathetic words against our beloved cricketer @imVkohli

— Gaurav Singh Gaharwar (@gsg_gaharwar) January 16, 2022

I think he is yelling about @imVkohli & @AnushkaSharma ads which was so popular at those times. so he was so pissed of them coming together..never knew this @Sports_NDTV @ravishndtv @ndtvvideos

— kaamdar Engineer (@anandTweetsTalk) January 16, 2022

Kohli fans were at their ruthless best (or worst, shall we say), and did not take any prisoners. Right from taunting Ravish about his famous 'darr ka mahol' statement to his winning the Magsaysay award, they went all the way.

ये क्या स्तर है पत्रकारिता का? देश के कैप्टन के बारे में बोलने का? ट्वीट डिलीट कर दिया फिर@ravishndtv #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/cm5UoWzsiY

— Arunita Kanjilal (ARU) (@AruArunita) January 16, 2022

कहीं @imVkohli के इस्तीफे का कारण @ravishndtv की ट्रोलिंग तो नहीं @AnushkaSharma के खास ने ऐसा क्यों किया pic.twitter.com/5vtEAsIlnG

— DARKMATTER (@GalacticCrasher) January 16, 2022

@ravifakeer टिकैत के टिंडे, वैसे शुरुआत इस लफ़ंडर, लोफर, नालायक, बकैत, नॉटी, लीचड़ और जात पूछकर अपनी ●!!&@$&ड मराने वाले पिद्दी दरबारी श्री @ravishndtv जी ने शुरू किया था।#ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/SWoYuLdpGY

— Rajeev Arya (@rajeevarya1501) January 16, 2022

@ravishndtv tumne yeh @imVkohli ke baare main tweet kyon delete kiya? Dar ka mahol hain kya? @JhaSanjay dekho yeh Magsaysay winner ka aukaat! pic.twitter.com/NygCDy2k91

— klipsch (@klipsch1) January 16, 2022

All we can say is, this is surprising, as well as unfortunate. What do you think would have triggered this hateful tweet 10 years ago? Let us know in the comment section.

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