Erasmus signaled a wide once he reached the non-end, which irritated Shakib. He charged in from extra cover and got into a spat with Kohli and the umpire. Kohli attempted to reason with Shakib as the two superstars of their respective countries engaged in a brief animated exchange. Erasmus attempted to explain the reason for the discussion to Shakib.
It took some time, but the situation was eventually resolved. In the next over, when Shoriful Islam bowled another head-high wide and the umpire called it, Kohli looked towards Shakib and signalled it again, smiling.
source: republic of gamesThe incident fueled Kohli so much that he launched an attack on Bangladesh’s bowlers. Despite being run-out by Dinesh Karthik, Kohli did not stop, and after another half-century, smashed a four and a six off Mahmud in the final over.
Ashwin finished with a four and a six off the final over, while Kohli remained unbeaten on 64 off 44 balls with eight fours and a six to lead India to a strong total of 184/6.
As the umpire signals wide after India batter’s gesture, Virat Kohli nearly collides with furious Shakib Al Hasan.
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