Despite Jonny Bairstow’s century, the Indian team is in the driving seat in the fifth Test against England due to the dominance of fast bowling. Apart from this, the dispute between Jonny Bairstow and Virat Kohli on the field on the third day of the match was also discussed. The matter had escalated so much that even the umpires had to intervene. Virender Sehwag also did a tweet regarding this. After the end of the third day’s play, Bairstow spoke on what happened with Virat Kohli.
Bairstow revealed the reason for the feud. He laughed and said, ‘He had refused to invite her for dinner, so he got angry. As I said nothing really happened between us. So I am sure we will be seen having dinner together very soon. There is no need to worry about this.
Bairstow also said, ‘We have been playing against each other for 10 years. We are playing test cricket. We are both competitors. We have to give our best. You want to take your team ahead in the competition. They do whatever is necessary for this. This is part of the game. It is a kind of fun activity.
this was the case
The incident happened in the 32nd over of England’s batting. Mohammed Shami brings the over. Jonny Bairstow got beat on his ball. Virat Kohli was fielding in the slips. He said something when Bairstow was beaten. Then Bairstow also said something. On Bairstow’s counterattack, Kohli moved towards him. After this there was a tussle between Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow. Its voice was also captured by Mike Stump. You can also watch the incident between Kohli and Bairstow in the video below.
Virat Kohli was saying, ‘Don’t tell me what to do. Shut your mouth and bat. The umpires had to intervene to pacify both. Umpires Aleem Dar and Richard Kettleborough asked Kohli and Bairstow to keep calm. After that the atmosphere calmed down a bit. However, there was a break after Shami’s over when Kohli and Bairstow were seen talking and laughing.