Ravi Shastri trolled on Twitter after Virat Kohli gifted him a Champagne

India may have won the third Test at Trent Bridge to reduce the gap with England to 2-1 but their head coach Ravi Shastri’s image among fans hasn’t changed much. The only difference is while he was being bashed after India lost, he was being mocked after they won. The mockery came over the champagne bottle that Virat Kohli received as the Man of the Match award in the third Test which his team won by 203 runs.

Kohli’s gesture of handing over the bottle to the coach took the Twitterati by surprise even though it was an act of thanksgiving. The fans pounced upon the two and trolled them, especially the 56-year-old coach who they said is fond of expensive liquors. Some also made fun of Shastri’s ‘broad smile’ on receiving the bottle.

Shastri was bashed after India’s humiliating loss

The trolling also speaks volumes about the dipping popularity of the coach who many accuse of being arrogant and big-mouthed. Shastri was brutally bashed after India was hammered at Lord’s by an innings and 159 runs and there were calls to rope in former Indian captain Rahul Dravid as the senior team’s coach. Dravid has been a successful coach with the Indian colts, even guiding the Under-19 team to win the World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year.

Shastri took over from former captain Anil Kumble last year following a reported rift between the latter and Kohli and though his period saw the Indian side winning in the sub-continent, they are yet to win a series outside it. India lost an away Test series against South Africa 1-2 earlier this year and even though they won the ODI leg of the tour by 5-1, they lost the ODI series to England 1-2 after trumping them in the shortest format.

He had said before the start of the series that India came to England to dominate them and to not just put up a fight. But the results in the first two Tests showed that the team’s performance was at a sea-wide distance from the coach’s words.

*Dressing room*

Virat Kohli : hum jeet gaye

Ravi Shastri *extends hand*

Virat Kohli *goes to shake his hand*

Ravi Shastri : hatt! woh champagne ki bottle de jo presentation ceremony mei mili hai#INDvENG

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) August 22, 2018

Virat after receiving the medal and champagne.

Shastri : jaldi upar aa
Kohli : haan ruko aaya.
Shastri : jaldi kar, daaru ki bottle idar la khatam hogayi hai. #ENDvIND pic.twitter.com/G4y8GlWBte

— Prajakta Bhawsar (@ViratsFangirl18) August 22, 2018

Virat Kohli handed over Man of the Match Champagne bottle to Ravi Shastri who was sitting in dressing room balcony. Shastri realized cameras are on him. Sheepishly went inside with bottle 😂

— iMac_too (@iMac_too) August 22, 2018

Jugaad😅 #ENGvIND #INDvsENG #ViratKohli #RaviShastri #thirdtest #Champagne #meme #kyahogaissbaar pic.twitter.com/90d0Isgsem

— Rohit Sharma (@LunaticBalorr) August 23, 2018

Kohli giving the champagne to Shastri. Rightly so. And damn, the smile on Shastri's face. 😂😂😂😂 #ENGvIND

— Chaitanya (@chaitanyaanandd) August 22, 2018

Kohli handling the champagne to Ravi Shastri 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #ENGvIND

— Partha Mukherjee. (@viratian_partha) August 22, 2018

Kohli gave his champagne bottle to Ravi Shastri & he looked so happy. I can't😂😂

— Sakshi (@Viratcoverdriv) August 22, 2018

Virat Kohli handed over exquisite MOM Champagne bottle to Ravi Shastri. However this not the first time Ravi Shastri who is fond of expensive liquors has tasted one. In other news MOMs of 1st 2 tests Sam Curran and Chris Woakes have reported about stolen Champagne bottles.

— Suyash Chaturvedi (@suyashchat87) August 22, 2018

Lagta hai Ravi Shastri Ji, Virat ko Man of the Match award me mile Champagne ki Bottle ko akele gatak gaye hai

— keshav kumar (@keshavk789) August 22, 2018

Virat Kohli handed over Man of the Match Champagne bottle to Ravi Shastri who was sitting in dressing room balcony. Shastri realized cameras are on him. Sheepishly went inside with bottle 😂

— iMac_too (@iMac_too) August 22, 2018

Ravi shastri is over hype obese victim,
Boasting happily after having champagne as if we were 2-1 up ..#ENGvIND

— -CR7 PAAJI- (@Kakarla07) August 22, 2018

So Virat Kohli dedicates this :-
Indian win to the flood victims of Kerala,
MoM performance to Anushka Sharma,
Champagne bottle to Ravi Shastri.

My captain, MY…. #ENGvIND#ENGvsIND

— Mitul Bora (@Mi2L008) August 22, 2018

So Kohli won the MoM award which included a bottle of champagne, he went straight to Ravi Shastri who was sitting on the balcony and handed him the bottle.
" Yeh le bewre, pee le apni zindagi"
Ravi was all smiles after that.

Jokes aside, Celebrations are due. #ENGvIND

— Mitul Bora (@Mi2L008) August 22, 2018

Ravi Shastri looks mighty happy with the huge Champagne. Will have some fun today . Boys jaldi ' Peg Banao' . #ENGvIND

— Sayan The VIRATIAN (@KohliWorshiper) August 22, 2018

Harsha Bhogle: " Ravi Shastri has got the bottle of champagne and looks very happy " 😂😂😂😂 #ENGvIND

— Live Eat Love (@muskurana123) August 22, 2018

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