Aussie fans chant 'Kohli is a w*****' at the MCG - before Indian supporters hit back with chant of their own
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Aussie cricket fans inside the MCG issued a brutal sledge to Indian cricket great Virat Kohli during the final day of the Boxing Day Test, but Indian fans hit back with a chant of their own. Australia went on to secure a famous victory on the final day of the fourth Test, with Pat Cummins' side wrestling the match away from India to win by 184 runs.
![[A record 373,691 fans attended the boxing Day Test at the MCG this week, beating the 1937 record in which Don Bradman scored 270 runs]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/10/93581009-0-image-a-24_1735552823403.jpg)
Having pressed ahead to a 340-run lead, there was some concern that India could come out to bat on the final day and wrestle the match away from the hosts. But in what was a thrilling day of cricket, Australia it took Australia 92 overs to secure the fourth Test.
![[Kohil had been dismissed for five runs on day five of the fourth Test, being caught out by Usman Khawaja off a Pat Cummins delivery]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/10/93580997-0-image-a-25_1735552854870.jpg)
Player of the match, Cummins and Scott Boland both took three wickets each, while Travis Head, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon all impressed with the ball in hand. It wasn't all plain sailing for Australia, though, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant forming a solid partnership, with the former amassing a tally of 84 runs.
![[It has been a difficult week for the India batter, who had landed himself in hot water over a 'shoulder bump' on Sam Konstas]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/10/93581003-0-image-a-26_1735552909682.jpg)
Virat Kohli copped a brutal sledge from some Aussie fans inside the MCG on Monday afternoon. A record 373,691 fans attended the boxing Day Test at the MCG this week, beating the 1937 record in which Don Bradman scored 270 runs. Kohil had been dismissed for five runs on day five of the fourth Test, being caught out by Usman Khawaja off a Pat Cummins delivery.
![[Cricket analyst Kartik Kannan revealed the chants that India and Australia fans were singing at the MCG]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/09/93580979-0-image-a-22_1735552754188.jpg)
There was some controversy on the field too, with Jaiswal being caught behind Alex Carey after he appeared to edge the ball behind. Despite that, third umpire Joel Wilson did not raise his finger, with Australia opting to review the decision. While there was a clear deflection, snicko did not spike. Despite that, television umpires decided that the deflection was clear enough to overturn the original decision and Jaiswal was sent walking.
![[But some India fans responded with a chant of their own, reportedly singing the phrase: 'Ganpati Bappa Morya']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/10/93581133-0-image-a-27_1735553268184.jpg)
