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The stump microphones picked up Virat Kohli saying, "if he messes it up, it's ," while referring to the Test series lead. Tim Paine promptly replied: The argument spilled over into Day 4 and umpire Chris Gaffaney had to intervene as Virat Kohli and Paine got involved in another argument.
The spat has also kept the twitterati in action with fans from both sides taking up cudgels in favour of their own captains.
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Vernon Philander South Africa. The conversation was picked up by the stump microphone when Vijay was batting in the second innings and within minutes, the video went viral.
More cheeky banter caught on the TV stump mic! On Sunday, Paine ended up calling Kohli a big head during an intense verbal battle. On Monday, as Paine and Usman Khawaja stretched Australia's lead, Kohli was involved in another altercation with his Aussie counterpart forcing the umpires to intervene and reminding the duo of their responsibilities as captain. It all really started on day 3 when Kohli was heard commenting on the pressure Paine was under when he walked out to bat in the middle of a superb spell from the Indian pacers.
There was more drama in store for Monday morning. Umpire Chris Gaffaney had to use sharp tone to rein in the two captains. This is what went down:. All the unnecessary sledging took the attention away from Mohammed Shami , who recorded his best Test bowling figures. India were set to win and they lost their way soon enough when KL Rahul departed for a duck. Cheteshwar Pujara was sent back cheaply and there appeared to be some resistance from Kohli and Vijay before Nathan Lyon snared both men in successive overs.
But Vijay had to endure Paine's banter even as he got off to a good start with the bat. It is not yet clear whether Vijay responded to Paine's sledging.