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England vs India: Nick Compton slams Virat Kohli's trumpet celebration, says 'doesn't look good'

Before this, the former English cricketer had called the Indian captain 'the most foul-mouthed individual'

Our Bureau Published 07.09.21, 04:09 PM
Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli. File Photo.

Turns out Virat Kohli has Nick Compton's attention once again.

The Indian captain's trumpet celebration on Day Five of the Oval Test has irked Compton, who, while responding to a tweet questioning the gesture, said, "Yea it doesn’t look good for him! No need."

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Here's the tweet:

This isn't the first time Compton has questioned Kohli's on-field behaviour. After the second Test at Lord's, Compton called Kohli "the most foul-mouthed individual", but heaped praise on cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson. "Isn't Kohli the most foul mouthed individual. I'll Never forget the barrage of abuse I received in 2012 when the swearing stunned me to the point that he did himself a serious disservice. It highlights what a level headed and grounded man Root, Tendulkar, Williamson et al are," he had tweeted.

Silverwood praises Indian cricketers

"The Indians know how to fight back," said England head coach Chris Silverwood as the Virat Kohli-led side bounced back to stun the hosts in the fourth Test despite conceding a 99-run first innings lead. India went on to make 466 in their second effort to set England a stiff 368-run target and scripted a sensational 157-run victory on the back of their stupendous attack.

Silverwood said a lead in the vicinity of 200 would have given them the perfect opportunity to put India under the pump.

"If we're being truthful, I would like to have gone further past them at that point, that's going to be the opportunity to really put pressure on the Indians," Silverwood was quoted as saying by ESPNCrininfo.

"We failed to do that so it's something we'll reflect on in the dressing room and talk about amongst ourselves.

"It would have been great to go maybe 190 past them and really pile the pressure on, but again credit to the Indians, they know how to fight back," Silverwood added.

(With PTI inputs)

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