You can't be role model in this manner: Gambhir slams Kohli for mic reaction

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir slammed Indias Test skipper Virat Kohli for his reaction to the controversial DRS decision during the ongoing third Test against South Africa at Cape Town on ThursdayFormer Indian opening batter added that Kohlis reaction was exaggerated and really immature Team India was visibly irked after a controversial Decision Review System DRS call helped South Africa skipper Dean Elgar get his LBW decision overturned in the ongoing fourth innings of the Cape Town TestThe incident occurred in the 21st over of the innings which was bowled by Ashwin The spinner bowled a tossedup delivery and it drifted in beating Elgar on the inside edge and the ball struck him right in front of the stumps and onfield umpire Marais Erasmus raised his finger However Elgar reviewed the decision and replays showed that the ball was going over the stumps and hence the decision was overturnedThe controversial call evoked different reactions from KL Rahul skipper Virat Kohli and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin First the mic caught Ashwin as saying You should find better ways to win Supersport South Africa broadcasterThen Virat Kohli walked towards the stump mic and said Focus on your team as well and not just the opposition trying to catch people all the time At last KL Rahul said Whole country playing against XI guysAfter the end of the days play Gambhir in conversation with Star Sports said This is really bad What Kohli did going near the stump mic and reacting in that manner that is really immature This is not what you expect from an international captain from an Indian captain Then technology isnt in your hand Then you have reacted in the same manner when there was a caughtbehind appeal on the legside neither did Dean Elgar react in that manner During that Mayank Agarwal appeal it looked OUT from the naked eye but Elgar did not react in that manner he saidGambhir added that he expects head coach Rahul Dravid to have a word with Kohli regarding his antics on ThursdayNo matter what you say stuff like he plays with his heart on his sleeve this reaction was an exaggerated one and you cant be a role model in this manner No budding cricketers would want to see this kind of a reaction especially from the Indian captain No matter the result in this Test match this is not what you expect from a Test captain who has led the team for so long I hope Rahul Dravid has a word with him because the type of captain Dravid was he would have never reacted in this manner Gambhir opinedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever