‘Simply not cricket’ – Virat Kohli slammed by India legend after Australia defeat
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Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticised Virat Kohli’s conduct during the series defeat to Australia. Australia came from 1-0 down to win the fiery five-match series 3-1, successfully regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade and qualifying for this summer’s World Test Championship final.
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It looked like India might clinch yet another series win Down Under when they beat a shell-shocked Australia by 295 runs in the opening Test. But the hosts responded superbly, levelling the series with an emphatic victory of their own in the second Test before heavy rain prevented them from pushing for another win in Brisbane.
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Australia dominated a record-breaking Boxing Day Test and won again in the series finale in Sydney to clinch the series 3-1. Ex-India captain Kohli made his 30th century in the opening Test but failed to surpass 36 thereafter, going for single-digit scores five times in his nine innings during the series.
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The 36-year-old, considered one of the best players of his generation, was involved in some controversial moments, most notably when he barged into Australia opener Sam Konstas at the MCG. Kohli also made headlines on the final day of the series as he cheekily made reference to the sandpaper scandal that rocked Australian cricket back in 2018.
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Gavaskar was disappointed by Kohli’s conduct and says he inadvertently ‘put more pressure on his teammates’ by riling up the local fans. ‘What Kohli did with the shoulder bump is simply not cricket,’ Gavaskar wrote in a column for The Sydney Morning Herald.
