Virat Kohli booed at MCG after dismissal; turns around for short standoff with fans

Indian batting star Virat Kohli was booed and jeered while walking back to the dressing room after his dismissal in the Boxing Day Test against Australia here, prompting him to turn around for a brief stand-off with the fans on an eventful day for him.

Kohli's conduct has become a hot topic in the ongoing fourth Test where he shoulder-charged 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas on the opening day. It resulted in a fine and a demerit point.

On Friday, Kohli batted well for his 36 before being caught behind off Scott Boland.


He was dismissed shortly after a mix-up with Yashasvi Jaiswal resulted in the opener running himself out at 82.


As he entered the tunnel leading up to the dressing room, fans in that section of the MCG began booing him and also made some comments in a short clip that has since gone viral.

Kohli strode back after hearing something that was not clearly audible in the 22-second video.

The 36-year-old didn't seem pleased as he looked at the stands on his left before being escorted back to his original destination by a security personnel.



His face off with Konstas on Thursday was condemned as unnecessary by even former India players.

Pitch invader puts his arm around Kohli
Earlier, during the first session of play, a pitch invader sprinted to the ground and put his arm around Kohli.

The Indian star did not resist him and walked a few steps before the unidentified man was led out by the security.