The on-field umpire Chris Gaffaney had to come between Tim Paine and Virat Kohli were involved in a war of words during Australia’s second innings of the second Test in Perth in order to keep the things under control. On Day 4, the first session was wicketless for India as Paine and Usman Khawaja had shown immense grit by making a 72-run partnership and increased India’s frustration. Kohli, who was standing at mid-on, was seen having a verbal duel with his Australian counterpart at the non-striker’s end.
According to the pickings from the stump mic, Kohli was heard asking Paine “why are you getting riled up’, to which Tim said, “I’m not”. Soon after that Gaffaney stepped in before things got out of control, saying “Boys, that’s enough. Play the game. You guys are the captains.”
Paine argued saying there was no swearing between the two skippers, but Gaffaney did not budge from his position. The altercation was nipped in the bud with the Aussie skipper asking Kohli to “keep his cool”.
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Here are the videos of the same:
https://twitter.com/telegraph_sport/status/1074522935203938304
Virat Kohli and Tim Paine are back at it!
The two have locked horns again as tension builds on the 4th day of the 2nd Test.
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Both the captains had a similar argument on the third day as well. As Kohli heard on mic saying, “If he messes it up, it’s 2-0,” Paine gave it back, saying “You’ve got to bat first, big head”.Nathan Lyon had played down the incident in the press conference later in the day.
Describing the same, Lyon said, “I think Tim just asked him where he was going for dinner that’s all. I’ve played enough cricket against Virat to know what he’s like, and I’m not worried about what he’s doing or what India’s doing. Virat is a great player, he plays on emotion, we all know that, and to be honest I’m not too concerned how Virat reacts or the way he conducts himself. I thought as bowlers we came out today and performed pretty well.”
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However, the duel between the two skippers ended when Kohli had Paine caught at second slip off Mohammed Shami soon after lunch, following which KL Rahul gave the Australian captain a mini send-off.
