BGT 2024-25: [Watch] Virat Kohli gets booed by MCG crowd after getting dismissed on day 2
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Virat Kohli scored 36 runs in India’s first innings at the MCG.
Virat Kohli got booed by the MCG crowd heavily on day 2 of the fourth BGT 2024-25 test. This was a consequence of his shoulder-bump incident with debutant Sam Konstas on day 1 of the test match.
The boos were louder when Kohli got out and walked back to the dressing room. He even had a brief tussle with a spectator at the tunnel that led to the dressing room.
Kohli looked in great touch from the get-go. He creamed delicious drives and flicks but most importantly was restrained while dealing with the balls outside the off-stump.
He was solid for most part of his innings but seemed to have gotten perturbed after being involved in a mix-up with Yashasvi Jaiswal, which resulted in the opener’s run out. The 102-run partnership was broken and Australia capitalized on it.
An over later, Kohli was dismissed too, once again nicking a delivery outside the off-stump off Scott Boland.
The MCG crowd booed loudly through Kohli’s lonely walk to the dressing room. As he skipped the boundary rope and walked down the tunnel, Kohli got triggered by something said from a spectator and returned to confront the person.
An MCG official, though, put a hand on Kohli’s shoulders to calm him down and walked him away from the fans.
Watch: Virat Kohli gets booed by crowd at the MCG, gets into a heated exchange with a fan
After Jaiswal and Kohli’s wickets, India also lost nightwatchman Akash Deep cheaply, slipping from 153/2 to 159/5. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja are at the crease. India still trail by 310 more runs and need 111 more runs to avoid the follow-on.
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