Updated: November 11, 2020 9:36:49 pm
Virat Kohli and Ricky Ponting during the IPL clash between RCB and DC (Source: Twitter)
Ravichandran Ashwin from Delhi Capitals confirmed that there was a heated moment that occurred during the 2020 IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore when Virat Kohli was having a discussion with the referees.
During the strategic timeout, the RCB captain was arguing with the umpires on the field when Delhi head coach Ricky Ponting appeared to have said something before the two got into a verbal fight.
On his YouTube show after the Mumbai Indians won the title, Ashwin recounted the incident saying, “I had a back problem when I ran. It was a terrible pain. They took MRIs and it was traced to a nerve pull back. I left after bowling. And you know, Ricky, he won’t leave a fight. And when RCB asked, he said we are not like that, etc. Heat of the moment “
Then something happened to Kohli and Ponting in the strategic timeout! Kohli was discussing something with the referees. Ponting then said something. # IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/yeadakw5pb
– SAM (@ LoveCricket05) November 2, 2020
On November 2, the astute off-spinner fired the RCB boss for the first time at IPL. At the great gate, Ashwin said: “I have always loved bowling at Virat. He would never risk against me. He would not give his window; for him it was a matter of pride. MS Dhoni is like that too. In Pune, 2016, I set it up with a ball from the outside to the outside and it was really tall and just when I was thinking, “Aaha, kohli wicket”, Ankit Sharma let the ball slide through his hands in the extra coverage! Ai! What have you done! “
“From then on, people would keep saying that Ashwin hasn’t taken a Kohli window … and when I finally took his window now, it was a happy and pleasant moment; a kind of personal justification, “he added.
“We enjoyed each other’s company in the dressing room and from there we went to the other hotel. The wife and children had already come to the new hotel and tonight we are going directly to Australia. Even the children had to undergo a swab test. Once we arrive in Australia, we have a 15-day quarantine.
Explaining why their food menu was decided in advance for the first three days, Ashwin said: “They have already given a food menu for the first three days in Australia. There are three items on that menu as options and only one vegetarian item. And I am a vegetarian. So there is no option for me! (laughs) We will lean back in hospitality ‘; not so abroad. If you want some particular food next week, order it right now! “
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