- Defending his own middle finger act:
“I agree cricketers don’t have to retaliate. what when the crowd says the worst things about your mother and sister. The worst I’ve heard.”
Back in early 2012, when Kohli was still a hothead, the Delhi lad was photographed showing his middle finger to a hostile Sydney crowd during the second Test against Australia in January 2012. Kohli was warned for crossing the line and losing his temper rather than ignoring a classless breed of cricket fans.