NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was booed by the Aussie fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when he came on to bat after Tea on the second day of the Boxing Day Test on Friday.
Virat was involved in a shoulder-bump confrontation with Sam Konstas on Day 1 and was fined 20 percent of his match fees and given a demerit point by the ICC for a Level One breach of the ICC code of conduct. So the hostile reception by the Aussies was more than expected.
Virat batted patiently in his 86-ball stay at the crease accumulating 36 runs and looked totally focused to not to fall to the trap outside the off-stump.
There were many instances when Virat left deliveries bowled by Mitchell Starc outside the off-stump and giving the Aussie pacer a smile.
But Virat ran out of patience after his mix-up with Yashasvi Jaiswal that resulted in the Indian opener’s run out for 82.
The Aussies finally had the last laugh as Kohli edged a Scot Bland delivery for wicket-keeper Alex Carey to take a simple catch again losing the game of patience.
Kohli was booed off the ground while returning to the pavilion and a video doing the rounds on the internet shows the former Indian captain returning halfway to stare and respond to some Aussie fans who had said something inappropriate.
A visibly heckled Kohli was then escorted to the dressing room by a security staff.
India were 164/5, trailing Australia (474) by 310 runs at Stumps on Day 2.
