Kane Williamson laughs off Kohli send-off in first innings of Christchurch Test
While the Indian captain lost his cool when asked about his behaviour on field, his New Zealand counterpart kept his calm and said that it was "typical of Virat, who plays the game with lot of passion".
Following Williamson's dismissal in the first innings of the second Test, Virat Kohli was seen giving him a passionate send off and then putting a finger on his mouth to silence the crowd. But, when Williamson was asked about his take, he simply laughed it off.
"It is Virat and he is passionate on the field. I don't think we need to read too much into it," Williamson told PTI.
However, Kohli got annoyed when asked about his animated celebrations over Williamson's dismissal on day two before clarifying that match referee Ranjan Madugalle had no issues with what happened.
Following India's seven wicket loss here on Monday, one of the local journalists sought Kohli's reaction on allegedly swearing at Williamson and that did not go down well with the away team captain. India lost the series 0-2.
"What do you think? I am asking you the answer," the irritation was writ large on Indian skipper's face as he came up with a sharp retort.
"You need to find out an answer and come up with a better question. You can’t come here with half questions and half details of what happened. Also if you want to create controversy, this is not the right place. I spoke with the match referee (Madugalle) and he had no issues with what happened," said Kohli.
It was on day two when Williamson was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah and Kohli was animated as ever in his celebrations. Kohli also gestured the crowd to keep quiet.
(With inputs from PTI)
