There has been intense competition between Australia and India as far as cricket is concerned; didn’t you see the number of controversies that were reported during the latest Border-Gavaskar trophy?
Both the teams played amazing cricket, but at the same time, the rivalry couldn’t be ignored too. Virat Kohli was at loggerheads with Aussies and I am sure you all have read enough about him. Virat was criticized for his aggressive behavior on-field and not only this, Australian media also went ahead to compare him with Donald Trump.
Forget these controversies; now, another Australian cricketer Ed Cowan, has recalled an incident with Kohli. The former Australian cricketer stated how he once felt like stabbing Virat with stumps.
Yes, Ed talked about how Kohli had spoken something very inappropriate, due to which he felt like stabbing him.
The Australian cricketer said “I had a very sick Mum during one of those series and he said something that was inappropriate.”
He further added,
“Why I make the point of ‘lost in translation’, he said something that was highly inappropriate. A personal matter that was highly sensitive. Highly inappropriate. But he didn’t realise that he’d overstepped the mark until the umpire came over and said ‘Virat that’s overstepped the mark’ and once that was said, he took a step back and apologized. But, there was a moment I wanted to pick up the stump and stab him.”
Cowan doesn’t have any hard feelings against Kohli; in fact, he even praised the Indian captain and admitted that he’s a big fan of his.
Ed Cowan says,
“I had a little bit of a run-in that was inappropriate when he toured Australia and the umpire had to intervene. We forget that English isn’t their first language. It’s very easy to sit back and say as a player they’re barking something at me that is inappropriate when we don’t try and converse with them in Hindi.”
Cowan’s incident is really surprising, isn’t it? Share your views in our comments section below.
