Kohli instead asks the crowd to clap for Smith.
Virat Kohli not only impressed with his strokeplay which included a six over covers to Kangaroos’ spearhead Mitchell Starc, but he also set a brilliant example as a leader and captain. Steve Smith was asked to field at the boundary as Australia chased leather.
However, Smith was booed and chants of cheater were heard from the stands behind the former Australia captain. Steve Smith and David Warner were banned for a year over their roles in the ball-tampering scandal which erupted in Cape Town last year. Both men returned to the Indian Premier League in 2019 to play for their respective teams and were selected for the World Cup.
Virat Kohli showed his classy side when he asked a section of the crowd to stop the cheater chants at Steve Smith. Kohli instead asked the crowd to clap for Smith.