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Kohli says friendship with Aussies over

INDIA captain Virat Kohli declared that his friendship with Australia’s cricketers was over after his team triumphed 2-1 in the acrimonious four-test series between the world’s top two test teams yesterday.

Despite his struggles with the bat, and an injury that kept him out of the final test, Kohli has remained in the eye of a raging storm since criticizing counterpart Steve Smith, who acknowledged he had a ‘brain fade’ in the second test.

Asked if he still remained on friendly terms with the Australian cricketers, Kohli said, “No, it has changed. I thought that was the case, but it has changed for sure. As I said, in the heat of the battle you want to be competitive but I’ve been proven wrong.

“The thing I said before the first test, that has certainly changed and you won’t hear me say that ever again.”

Smith’s tone was more conciliatory as the Australia skipper apologized for his outburst after his team’s eight-wicket defeat at Dharamshala.

“I have sort of been very intense in my own little bubble, and at times I have let my emotions and actions just falter a little bit throughout this series and I apologize for that,” Smith said. “That’s a big stride for me moving forward and something I can really learn from and continue to grow as an individual and as a leader.”

The 27-year-old, however, was upset that the media team of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) posted the video of the Jadeja-Wade spat on social media.

“I was a little bit disappointed that the BCCI sits through the archive to find a conversation out in the field that was happening between Matty and Jadeja.

“It happened between both sides throughout the series. The fact that they have done that to us is a little bit disappointing.”




 

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