Watch: Fired Up Virat Kohli Tells New Zealand Fans To 'Shut The F*ck Up
Published - 01 Mar 2020, 08:23 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 06:49 AM
Virat Kohli and his men clawed their way back in the must-win second Test against New Zealand with a scintillating bowling display in the first session of the ongoing second day in Christchurch. New Zealand were firmly in command of the proceedings when the day started.
In reply to India’s modest total of 242, the Black Caps started the day on 63 for no loss with Tom Blundell and Tom Latham resuming the show with the bat. And by the time the first session ended, India picked up five wickets to turn the game on its head. The visitors took the five wickets for 79 runs to reduce New Zealand to 142 for 5 at the end of the first session.
And as India’s bowlers kept impressing, Virat Kohli started showing his usual animated character. During that phase, the India skipper, who is known for wearing his heart on his sleeves, let the emotions get the better of him as he was seen telling New Zealand to shut up.
Lunch on Day 2 and what a session it has been for #TeamIndia
New Zealand are 5 wickets down and trail by 100 runs in the 1st innings.
Scorecard – https://t.co/VTLQt4iEFz #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/tUymVEaXUN
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 1, 2020
The incident took place after Virat Kohli took a sharp catch off the bowling of Mohammed Shami to send back Henry Nicholls. There was some doubts over the legitimacy of the catch because Virat Kohli held the ball very close to the ground after Nicholls edged the ball in the slip cordon.
But the India skipper was confident right from the start and when the decision finally went in his favour, he could not hide his excitement. During that time, he also made sure to give it back to New Zealand fans as he asked them to shut up with a gesture and also dropped the F bomb.
Here is a clip of that incident:
Nice ball from Shami, and great to see Virat endearing himself to the crowd again. #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/MkiFOqkeFN
— Bernie McNamara (@maxbert_SA) March 1, 2020
Someone in the #NZvIND crowd at Christchurch is in Virat #Kohli's bad books ? pic.twitter.com/ulqpIBoYVU
— News Cricket (@NewsCorpCricket) March 1, 2020
