Virat Kohli the most celebrated Indian Cricketer of India known for his extraordinary talent in the grounds. However, Virat recalling a incident from India’s tour to Australia in 2012 which is typed as ‘Virat’s middle finger incident’.
During the test match, while fielding Virat was repeatedly targeted by verbal abuse from a section of Australian fans. To which Virat responded by raising his middle finger to the crowd.
Virat recalled saying, “Yeah, the one thing I remember most is when I’d had enough of the Australian crowd at Sydney and I just decided to flick a finger at them. ‘I’m so cool’. The match referee called me to his room the next day and I’m like, ‘What’s wrong?’. He said, ‘What happened at the boundary yesterday?’. I said, ‘Nothing, it was a bit of banter’.”
“I got away with that one. He was a nice guy, he understood I was young and these things happen.” Due to the incident, Virat also had to pay fine which was deduction of 50 per cent from the match fees.