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Bollywood girlfriend blamed for Indian cricket loss

Some pin Virat Kohli’s poor performance in World Cup semifinals on Anushka Sharma.

Indians were quick to point fingers after the country’s cricket team lost Thursday’s match to Australia in the World Cup semifinals. Bollywood star Anushka Sharma, player Virat Kohli’s girlfriend, was the subject of ire online after the cricketer was out after scoring only one run. Many Twitter users blamed Sharma, who came to Sydney for the match, saying she distracted Kohli.