{"id":1220751,"date":"2025-01-05T08:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T03:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/?p=1220751"},"modified":"2025-01-05T08:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T03:29:00","slug":"watch-irritated-by-australian-crowd-virat-kohli-trolls-them-by-imitating-ball-tampering-action-during-sydney-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/news\/watch-irritated-by-australian-crowd-virat-kohli-trolls-them-by-imitating-ball-tampering-action-during-sydney-test-1220751\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Irritated by Australian crowd, Virat Kohli trolls them by imitating Ball-Tampering action during Sydney Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As he is captaining the Indian team in the absence of the stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli did not try to hold back when the Australian crowd tried to criticise him during the first session of Day 3 of the fifth and the final Test match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 11th over of the innings, Kohli engaged with the crowd and showed both of his empty pockets. This was a reference to an action done by Australian opener Cameron Bancroft during their tour of South Africa, when three players were found guilty of ball-tampering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crowd at the Sydney Cricket ground (SCG) seemed to love this action by Kohli as this showed him playing in a fair manner when he was in the slip cordon. This act also brought a smile to the face of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Virat Kohli showing empty pockets indicating no sandpaper with him.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INDvsAUSTest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#INDvsAUSTest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvsIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvsIND<\/a> <br>&quot;Without Bumrah&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Siraj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Siraj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrasidhKrishna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrasidhKrishna<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mCx8HdZPha\">pic.twitter.com\/mCx8HdZPha<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ashok (@imashok1234) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imashok1234\/status\/1875717375754170848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming to the match, Prasidh Krishna helped India stay in the match. He brought the first wicket of young opener Sam Konstas in the 4th over of the innings. A few overs later, Marnus Labuschagne got caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal at the third slip. Steve Smith was also dismissed by Prasidh Krishna by the bounce. Australia was 71\/3 after 13 overs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During 11th over of Australia&#8217;s innings, Kohli engaged in a sarcastic banter with the Australian crowd. He first showed them his empty pockets, then imitated a sandpaper action, referring to ball-tampering. 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