Viral video: Here is why Virat Kohli lost his cool at journalist at Melbourne airport
As the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in a stalemate at the Gabba, both Australian and Indian teams left for Melbourne for the fourth Test.
On their arrival at the Melbourne airport, a video of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reportedly lashing out at the mediaperson ahead of the Boxing Day Test, has gone viral.
Kohli was engaged in a heated exchange with a journalist, as he appeared to be upset by the presence of cameras directed at his family.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, reporters were interviewing Australian pacer Scott Boland, when Virat Kohli and his family were spotted nearby. Cameras shifted focus to Kohli, who appeared displeased with his family being filmed in a public setting and engaged in a heated exchange with a reporter.
A reporter from Channel 7 shed more light on the situation. "It was upon seeing the waiting cameras that Kohli became a little heated over what is largely a misunderstanding when he thought the media was filming him with his children,” he said on 7NEWS.
Shame on Australian media. Virat Kohli is with his family and you have to respect his privacy. You cannot film him without his permission. Stay strong @imVkohli. You are a legend and always have my support 🇮🇳❤️❤️❤️
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) December 19, 2024
Kohli then made his position clear.
"With my kids I need some privacy, you can't film without asking me,” he can be heard saying, as quoted by 7News. Later, the India star cleared the air with the media once it was explained his kids in fact weren't being filmed and he shook hands with the cameraperson before leaving.
Kohli, who started the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia with a century in Perth, has since faltered, accumulating only 21 runs in the last three outings.
with IANS inputs
