‘If you want to know about where the match is heading as far as India are concerned then have a look at Virat Kohli’s expression in the field,' former England captain Nasser Hussain had once said during commentary. It summed up Virat Kohli's nature nicely. The Indian captain always wears his heart on his sleeves. Kohli’s celebrations know no bound. His expressions are always inhibition free, which at times draws criticism too but he doesn’t mind one bit as long as India are winning.
Monday was one such day at The Oval during the India-England fourth Test match when Kohli let his emotions flow. He screamed, jumped in joy, ran towards his bowlers every time they picked up an England wicket. But his one particular celebration in which he seemed to form the action of blowing a trumpet, attracted a lot of attention.
Kohli’s trumpet celebration took place twice on Day 5. First when Ravindra Jadeja spun one past England opener Haseeb Hameed just after Lunch and hit the top of off stump. The wicket sparked a collapse as England lost three more wickets in quick succession.
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Secondly, when Jasprit Bumrah knocked over Jonny Bairstow for a duck.
There was no conclusive proof as to why Kohli did that but it did appear that the Indian captain was trying to mock a section of England fans belonging to the 'Barmy Army' at The Oval stands, who were blowing the trumpet to cheer for the hosts.
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