Captain Virat Kohli once again had a fiery exchange with a journalist after India’s 7-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the second Test in Christchurch on Monday.
A journalist asked Kohli about his on-field antics at the post-match press conference but his questions didn’t go down too well with the 31-year-old star cricketer.
Kohli was fired up on Day 2 of the Test match, giving angry send-offs to New Zealand batsmen and on one occasion, was even caught on camera swearing at the crowd. The videos of the incident went viral on social media.
In the video, Kohli could be seen putting his finger on his lips in a gesture to silence the crowd and saying something that social media users said included an expletive. There is yet to be any official word on the incident.
He was asked about the same incident by the journalist during the presser after the game but Kohli hit back by saying that he shouldn’t be asking questions without knowing the exact details of the incidents which took place on the field during the match.
“You need to find out exactly what happened and come up with better questions. You can’t come here with half questions or half details of what happened. And also, if you want to create controversy, this is not the right place. I had spoken to the match referee. He had no issues with what happened. Thank You” a fumed Kohli repiled to the journalist.
Kohli has a history of losing his cool in press conferences after India’s defeats, most recent of which happened almost two years back when he lashed out at a journalist after the England Test series loss in September, 2018.
Even on this tour a reporter had asked Kohli about India’s batting failures after the Wellington Test to which he said there are a lot of people who want to get into their head knowing they are a side “who can beat anyone anywhere” by making “too much out of” the hammering at the Basin Reserve last week.
