Watch as Virat Kohli silences Jonny Bairstow after engaging in war of words on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test.
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Team India ended the first-two days of the rescheduled fifth and final Test at the Edgbaston, Birmingham on top. But the proceedings of the third day on Sunday started on a tense note. The hosts were trailing by 322 runs at the start of Day 3, after centuries from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja, saw them post a massive total of 416 runs on board.
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At the onset of Day 3, Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow, were involved in a war of words while the former India captain was fielding at the slips. The matter turned out to be tense as Bairstow was seen arguing with Kohli. The former India captain, later, was seen going back to his fielding position and silencing his English counterpart with a ‘finger on your lips’ gesture.
Kohli was heard saying, “Shut up. Just stand and bat” to Bairstow during the 33rd over while India captain Jasprit Bumrah was in the bowling attack. The prolific India batter did not stop at it as he was seen sledging Bairstow again after a few moments. It was, incidentally, not the first time such an event broke out as Kohli had sledged Bairstow on Day 2 as well by using New Zealand veteran Tim Southee’s name.
