Perth
\nThe Indian cricket board has rubbished media reports in Australia which claimed that Virat Kohli bragged about being the best batsman in the world while ridiculing Tim Paine during the Perth Test.<\/p>\n
Kohli himself said there was no swearing or personal attacks during his verbal duel with Paine. No line was crossed, he said. Kohli and Paine had engaged in a never-ending war of words, which prompted umpire Chris Gaffaney to step in yesterday. \u201cWell, it is definitely nothing compared to 2014, to be honest,\u201d said Kohli referring to the 2014 Test series, when he was involved in heated exchanges with some Australian players. \u201cAs long as there is no swearing on the field, and there\u2019s no personal attacks, the line doesn\u2019t get crossed. That\u2019s it!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut look, in competitive spirit it stays on the field,\u201d he added. \u201cI am not going to go into details but to be honest it\u2019s not of importance for me to speak on and it\u2019s something that\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked about his \u201cbehaviour\u201d on being given out for 123 after a controversial catch in the first innings, Kohli shrugged off suggestions that he had expressed displeasure. \u201cI don\u2019t think I showed any displeasure at the dismissal at all. Appeal was made on call and that\u2019s it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was done, Australia played better cricket than us and they deserved to win.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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