WATCH: Virat Kohli Comes Out In Teammate Nagarkoti's Defense, Engages In Verbal Argument
Leicestershire vs India: A 4-day warm-up practice match is being played between Leicestershire & team India, where team India are at 343/6 on day 3 in their second innings. During the second day of this match, an incident happened which saw star batter Virat Kohli was seen expressing his anger toward the fans. A video of the same has surfaced on social media.
During this incident, the fans present at the stadium were seen passing insults aimed at young Indian bowler Kamlesh Nagarkoti. After this, Virat Kohli identified the spectators responsible and engaged in a verbal argument from the players' balcony. Virat Kohli asked the concerned spectator the reason behind his bad behaviour and cleared out that the player has come there to play cricket and not to meet with the fans.
It is noteworthy that Virat Kohli has very often been seen raising his voice for his teammates and fans are adoring this side of Virat Kohli. The viral video uploaded on Twitter is collecting a lot of comments - where the spectators are being criticized on one hand, while the cricket fans are hailing Virat Kohli as a true leader.
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It is noteworthy that Virat Kohli scored 33 runs in the first innings. While the batter completed a stylish fifty in the second innings scoring 67 runs with 5 fours & 2 sixes. While writing this piece, India are at 356/7 in the second innings, with a lead of 358 runs in the practice match against Leicestershire. This match is being played at Grace Road, Leicester.