Things got a bit heated between the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, and veteran English all-rounder, Ben Stokes early on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test of the series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The stalwarts of both the team were seen engaging in heated verbal banter.

Looking at the interaction, it seemed that Kohli was upset with something which was said by Stokes — possibly to Siraj after he bowled the bouncer on the last ball of the 13th over– and the Indian captain approached the English all-rounder to express his concern. An argument ensued between the two, and it was only when the umpires intervened between Virat and Ben, that the two split.

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Here is the video of the incident:

https://twitter.com/ChloeAmandaB/status/1367343160708370439?s=20

Earlier in the third Test, Kohli had engaged in a hilarious banter with Stokes as well, when the England player stopped mid-way through his batting stride due to disturbance in the sightscreen during the pink-ball Test.

India made a bright start to the fourth Test against England, as the hosts managed to get three of England’s wickets in the first hour of the day. Axar Patel was the one who drew the first blood for India as he removed removing both the openers, Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley followed by Mohammed Siraj taking the prized scalp of England captain Joe Root.

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India is currently having an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match Test series and only needs to avoid a loss to qualify to the final of the World Test Championship. England, however, is already knocked out of the tournament. The titular clash of the WTC will take place between June 18-22 at Lord’s. New Zealand have already qualified for the final.