Jonny Bairstow and Virat Kohli’s argument goes viral

Zameer ul Haq - Founder, PakMatters
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Virat Kohli of India and Jonny Bairstow of England got into a heated argument on camera, and the footage has gone viral on social media.

Virat Kohli of India and Jonny Bairstow of England got into a heated argument on camera, and the footage has gone viral on social media.

At Edgbaston, the event occurred during England’s second innings of the fifth Test.

Sky Sports Cricket posted the trending video on the microblogging platform Twitter. The England player was approached by the India batter, who instructed him to remain in his crease and continue playing.


Jonny Bairstow was instructed to keep calm and let the game go on by Virat Kohli using hand signals.

Jonny Bairstow also didn’t hold back as he commanded him to continue babbling with his own hand signals. Virat Kohli responded by putting his index finger to his lips and telling him to be quiet.

The argument became increasingly tense as it continued. The umpire intervened as a result and managed to settle the situation.

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