Virat Kohli loses cool, throws away his bat after Lankans adopt time wasting tactics. Shastri intervenes — Watch

Kohli, who was inching towards his 250, turned furious with the Lankan batsmen. He was even spotted throwing away his bat in anger.

By: Aakash Biswas |
December 4, 2017 12:36 pm

The second day of the third India vs Sri Lanka Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, took a dramatic turn after the visitors refused to play midway the game, citing smog as the reason. The Lankan players complained about having health issues due to the polluted air. They even wore masks to show the urgency to stop the game. The visiting team skipper Dinesh Chandimal spent a considerable amount of time to convince the match officials to halt the game.

Dinesh Chandimal talking to umpires/ Photo: TV Grab

While the Sri Lankan players were busy with their tactics, Virat Kohli took a moment to lay down on the ground to stretch his leg muscles.

Virat Kohli stretching leg muscles/ Photo: TV Grab

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The game started after almost 16 minutes but a few moments later, Chandimal yet again approached the umpire with the same problem. Kohli, who was inching towards his 250, got furious with the delay. He was even spotted throwing away his bat in anger.

Virat Kohli’s bat throw/ Photo: TV Grab

Besides the Lankan players, even the Sri Lankan team officials tried their best to convince the umpires to take a decision in their favour.

Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas talking to umpire/ Photo: TV Grab

Sri Lanka official on the field/ Photo: TV Grab

It was evident that the guests were deliberately trying to waste time and disrupt Team India’s concentration. When the game resumed after the 16-minute smog drama, India lost Ashwin (4) and later Virat Kohli (243).

Ravi Shastri enters the field/ Photo: TV Grab

Ravi Shastri talking to umpires

When Ravi speaks, even umpires listen/ Photo: TV Grab

The situation quickly escalated and head coach Ravi Shastri had to intervene and talk to the umpires. Finally, a furious Kohli signalled Ravindra Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha – ‘Declare and come back. We’ll bowl and show them!’

Virat declares innings in fury/ Photo: TV Grab

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Lankans clapping on India declaring inning/ Photo: TV Grab

Finally, India declared at 536/7.

Here’s the full video of the entire episode:

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