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Compton, who played 16 Test matches for England between 2012 and 2016, scoring 775 runs, however, said Kohli is a world-class player and he was amazed at the growth of the Indian captain.

Former England opener Nick Compton said he was sledged by Virat Kohli during England’s tour of India in 2012 as the current India captain did not like the fact that Compton had chatted with Kohli’s ex-girlfriend. Compton, who had made his Test debut in that series in Ahmedabad, said he had bumped into Kohli’s ex-friend at a gathering in which former cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Yuvraj Singh were also present.

“I definitely got a few words from Virat Kohli during the series. I think I bumped into his ex-girlfriend at the time before the series when out for an evening with Kevin Pietersen and myself, Yuvraj Singh . All of us were there and she was there,” Compton said speaking on the Edges and Sledges Cricket Podcast.