From abuses to dodgy tactics, ‘selfish’ Virat Kohli leaves cricket fans unimpressed with his antics in New Zealand

Indian Cricket captain Virat Kohli has drawn the ire of his loyal fans for his ‘selfish’, ‘abusive’ behaviour and dodgy tactics during the second Test match against New Zealand.

India's Virat Kohli gestures to the crowd during play on day one of the second cricket test between New Zealand and India Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Mark Baker

Highlights

• New Zealand tour is the worst series of Virat Kohli’s 12-year international career
• In last nine matches in New Zealand, Kohli has scored merely 218 runs, his lowest on a tour ever

New Zealand thrashed India and won the second Test by seven wickets in Christchurch on Monday and swept the series by 2-0 against the number one Test side in the world.

While New Zealand won the match and the series, Twitter is abuzz with Indian skipper’s antics during the match.

India's Virat Kohli, centre, shows his pleasure after India's Jasprit Bumrah dismissed New Zealand's BJ Watling. Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Ross Setford

Virat Kohli became a talking point among fans at various points during the second Test match.

Fans slam Kohli’s ‘selfish’ DRS call

On Day One of the second test, Kohli was dismissed for just three runs via LBW. The batsman who has been struggling with the bat since the first Test was termed ‘selfish’ by cricket fans for asking for a DRS review.

Fans questioned his call for using India’s last review option, especially with Kohli’s history of asking for DRS reviews in Test cricket.

‘Shut the **** up’

Fans displeasure did not end there.

On Day two of the second Test, the captain yelled at the crowd after the Kiwi opener Tom Latham was out.

Kohli turned to the crowd in the stands and shouted ‘Shut the **** up’ while putting his finger to his lips.

Kohli was also seen yelling a Hindi expletive when New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was dismissed during the game.

The 31-year-old who won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award in January was also spotted mocking fans, gesturing towards them to keep drinking and pretending to be drunk.

‘Dodgy fielding calls’

On day three, Umpire Richard Kettleborough called out Virat Kohli when a fielder called ‘two’ while Tom Latham and Tom Blundell were running between wickets.

The Umpire wasn’t impressed and told Kohli ‘No shouting two’.

“You shouted two there,” he was heard telling Kohli.

When Kohli explained he was alerting the fielder at the possibility of the batsmen running a second run, the Umpire said, “No you are not, you shouted here, enough please.”

Kohli was recently replaced as world’s number one Test batsman by Australia’s Steve Smith.

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