December 19th 2024.
Indian cricket star Virat Kohli had a tense encounter with members of the Australian media at Melbourne Airport as he arrived for the highly-anticipated Boxing Day Test Down Under. The Indian team and Australia were tied at 1-1 in their five-match series, with the previous match at the Gabba being affected by bad weather. After a 295-run loss in the first Test in Perth, the hosts made a strong comeback with a ten-wicket win in the second match at the Adelaide Oval.
The opening three matches of the series have been marked by heated moments, with the most notable being a verbal altercation between Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj in Adelaide, resulting in both players breaching the ICC code of conduct. Today, tensions rose again as Kohli, one of India's star players, appeared to lose his cool with the media upon his arrival in Melbourne for the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Kohli, who was traveling with his family and a few security personnel rather than his teammates, became agitated when he saw cameras and thought that they were filming his children without his permission. He exclaimed, "With my kids, I need some privacy, yeah?! You can't film without asking me." However, the situation was quickly resolved when Kohli was assured that his children were not being filmed and that it was all a misunderstanding.
According to reports from 7NEWS Melbourne, Kohli then took the opportunity to clear the air with the media and even shook hands with a cameraman from the news channel. Despite scoring a magnificent century in the first Test, Kohli has had a rough time in the series so far, managing only 18 runs in total in his last two innings. In Brisbane, he was dismissed for just three runs by Josh Hazlewood and was unable to redeem himself as India's second innings was cut short by rain.
As the teams gear up for the Boxing Day Test, India's captain Rohit Sharma brushed off the significance of their fightback in the previous match, stating that each Test is a fresh start and they need to perform well from the very first ball. Sharma said, "You can't dwell on the past, you have to focus on the present. When we reach Melbourne, we'll figure out what we need to do as a team and choose the best playing 11." The match is expected to attract a record-breaking crowd of 90,000 at the iconic MCG.
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