The ongoing feud between India and Australia or rather Virat Kohli and Australia took a new turn on Thursday as Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland took a dig at Kohli, saying he is not sure if the Indian captain knows how spell the word “sorry”.
Sutherland was asked during an interview whether the Indian captain should apologise for questioning Australian captain Steve Smith’s integrity during the second Test at Bengaluru. Kohli had almost called Smith a cheat after the Australian captain sought dressing room’s advice for a Decision Review System call, triggering off a major controversy. Sutherland dismissed Kohli’s claims as “outrageous” before striking a truce with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
“Look I am not sure he knows how to spell the word,” said Sutherland. “After the end of this long and cut-throat series, lets hope the boys from both teams get together and have a bit of a laugh. I know they are going to spend a lot of time together in the IPL, so I am sure if it doesn’t happen after the Dharamsala Test, it will happen during the IPL,” Sutherland said.
Sections of Australia media have repeatedly attacked Kohli, most recently calling him the “Donald Trump of the sporting world”. The fourth and final Test between the teams will take place in Dharamsala on Saturday.
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