Man stabs friend to death after fight over Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli

Cricket fans: An innocuous debate between two cricket fans turned ugly when in Tamil Nadu’s Poyyur village in Ariyalur district, when one of them murdered his friend for speaking ill of his favorite cricketer.

The shocking incident took place on Thursday, when the two friends went out for a drink. A heated argument ensued between the two and one of them killed the other. Police later arrested the accused.

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According to the officials, the two friends were having a cricket discussion in an open area near SIDCO Industrial Estate, near Mallur, on Tuesday night. The deceased, identified as 24-year-old P Vignesh, ridiculed Virat Kohli, which enraged the accused, S Dharmaraj. He allegedly stabbed his pal to death.

“Both had consumed liquor. As per the initial investigation, Vignesh was supporting Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League (IPL) while Dharmaraj was a Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) supporter,” Keelapur police said.

Body shaming

“During the course of their debate, Vignesh had allegedly mocked RCB and Virat Kohli. Vignesh had the habit of body shaming Dharmaraj, who stammers. On that day he had made some remarks comparing the RCB team to the speaking difficulty of Dharmaraj. This infuriated Dharmaraj who attacked Vignesh with a bottle and later hit him with a cricket bat on the head. Dharmaraj soon fled the spot,” officials said.

The police confirmed that Vignesh's body was found by the local residents working in the SIDCO factory.

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The police sent Vignesh's body for autopsy at a local governemt hospital and a case was registered against the accused.

Australia tour

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian squad is currently in Australia training for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. India played two practice matches against Western Australia XI recently and while the Men in Blue won the first game, they lost the second encounter by 36 runs.

India will now face Australia and New Zealand in their official warm-up fixture ahead of their campaign opener on October 23 against arch-rivals Pakistan.

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