1. India vs Australia 2012 (Middle finger was shown to Australian crowd)-
In 2012, when Virat Kohli went to play, India vs Australia along with MS Dhoni. The fans at the cricket ground unnecessary provoked him by their indecent comments. Virat Kohli got extremely furious and showed middle finger to the crowd which gave rise to a lot of controversies.
2. IPL 2013-
Lakshmipathy Balaji took Kohli’s wicket. Gautam Gambhir along with his teammates celebrated Kohli’s wicket whereas Virat Kohli instead of going back walked towards them and made a comment. Gambhir got angry towards Virat while the team tried to calm down both of them.
3. India vs Australia Test 2017-
In India vs Australia, second innings, Steve Smith was ruled out lbw in 188 runs. When Smith went into the changing room he was looking for a sign to go for a review or not. This exaggerated the Indian skipper Virat Kohli, and he said in a press conference, “There are loopholes in every technology. People are bound to make mistakes…. But we take our own decisions; we don’t look for confirmation upstairs.”
“I saw it happen twice, their players going upstairs (looking at the dressing room). That is why the umpire knew what was happening. We brought it to their attention and told the match referee. They knew what was going on. This is a line you don’t cross. I will never do that.” – Virat Kohli- Quote from cricifit.
4. Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Johnson-
Virat Kohli, acting maturily in over the past few years but that doesn’t mean he’ll be taking anything at his own cost. An Indian fan, will always feel proud and loved to see an Indian batsman giving it back to Australia at their own soil.
It was in 2014 when the left arm fast bowler, Mitchell Johnson tried to send him back to the pavilion whilst he was batting on 84.
Virat Kohli was scoring runs which frustrated the Aussies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The incident took place when Johnson took the ball aiming at the wickets but it ended up hitting Kohli in the thighs as he turned while watching the ball being thrown at him. However, Johnson apologized to Kohli for his recklessness.
5. Virat Kohli vs James Faulkner-
Virat Kohli was in a terrific form and on his verge to score another brilliant ton. This frustrated the Australian bowler James Faulkner who exchanged quite a few words with Kohli at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Faulkner was constantly trying to rile up Kohli and get him distracted.
“You’re wasting your energy. I’ve smashed you enough in my life. Just go and bowl”- Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli registered his 24th International century and 7000 ODI runs at that match.
