READ: Twitterati hail 'gentleman' Virat Kohli for defending ex-girlfriend Anushka Sharma

Kohli's post received massive praise from fans, who praised him as a true gentleman.

New Delhi: Stylish Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is in news for more than one reason. After playing a match-winning knock against Australia in ICC World T20, the Delhi batsman won the hearts of people from all corners by slamming critics who trolled his ex-girlfriend Anushka Sharma.

Kohli, who spoke about the Bollywood actress for the first time since their break up, took to social media saying that she had only given him positivity.

Shame on people for trolling @AnushkaSharma non-stop. Have some compassion. She has always only given me positivity pic.twitter.com/OBIMA2EZKu — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 28, 2016

Kohli's post received massive praise from fans, who hailed him as a true gentleman.

Here are some of the reactions:

GoodJob @imVkohli for shaming those chagrining @AnushkaSharma

Thorough gentleman!GodSpeed!https://t.co/FMBUWrlzOq pic.twitter.com/qrj9AdcZ3j — Tattle Tale (@amritabhinder) March 28, 2016

This is a real gentleman. https://t.co/WwgF6V9njC — Tinu Cherian Abraham (@tinucherian) March 28, 2016

U gotta respect @imVkohli as a person for his post today... @AnushkaSharma is the most decent and correct person and she deserves respect !! — Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) March 28, 2016

With u on that @imVkohli ....shame on such people!!! https://t.co/ElgfY5jnpl — Manish Paul (@ManishPaul03) March 28, 2016