Australian newspaper stokes new controversy by making allegations against Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble. The duo have been accused of indecent behaviour during the Bengaluru Test
Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble
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Even as the embers of the DRS row between BCCI and Cricket Australia were dying out, an Australian newspaper has stoked a new controversy by making some stunning allegations against Team India skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Anil Kumble. The meida outlet has accused the duo of indecent behaviour during the Bengaluru Test.
The newspaper accused Kohli of having 'struck an Australian official with an orange Gatorade bottle' and claimed that Indian coach Kumble had 'stormed into the umpires room mid-innings' to seek clarification over Virat's dismissal in the first innings at Bangalore.
“Kohli might be the aggressor in the brazen campaign India is running against Australia’s integrity — even striking an Australian official with an orange Gatorade bottle — but coach Kumble, one of the main instigators of the Monkeygate fiasco, would appear to have reclaimed his role as the puppeteer behind the scenes,” the report said.
“It’s understood Kumble has also made his fury known about the actions of the match referee Chris Broad during the Test, complaints which are now to be passed onto the ICC by the BCCI,” the report said.
The report also accused Kohli of killing the spirit of the game. “It can be revealed he (Kohli) unleashed an astonishing outburst in the dressing rooms following his dismissal, smashing a Gatorade bottle off a table, where it then rebounded off a television and struck an Australian team official on the leg.
“Kohli was also seen swearing in the direction of the Australian box as he left the field and using a throat-slitting gesture to send-off Peter Handscomb late in the Test.”
“The spirit of the game notion has been pronounced dead in the game many times before, but Kohli — a law unto himself — would appear to have killed it off once again with his behaviour some of the worst by an international captain since villainous Sri Lankan leader Arjuna Ranatunga,” it said.
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