10 epic sledges from Virat Kohli

6) Virat Kohli and Tim Paine in 2018

Things got so heated during the incident that even the umpires couldn’t stop the two from having a go at each other. This occurred during the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2018/2019. While Tim Paine was generally referred to as the”Mr Nice guy” all along, even he didn’t hold back this time around.

On Day-3 of that game, Paine was on the strike when the Indian skipper said, “If he messes it up, it’s 2-0 in the series,”. This didn’t sit well with the Aussie skipper as he came out all guns blazing the next day in order to give it back to Kohli. Things got ugly on the field and a lot of inappropriate words were exchanged between the two skippers.

At one point, the on-field umpire Chris Gaffaney had to come in between the two players in order to separate them. Moreover, he reminded both the players that they are the skipper of their respective sides. Kohli then gave Paine a long send-off after the Aussie wicketkeeper was dismissed. Paine then ended up sledging again in the 4th innings as Australia went on to win the match by 146 runs.