Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell said that Virat Kohli blocked him from Instagram. During the 2017 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Maxwell mocked Virat's shoulder injury during the match.
Kohli and Maxwell were not good friends before. Both now play for Bengaluru in the IPL. In 2021, on Virat's request, RCB bought Maxwell for Rs 14.25 crore. Maxwell said- When I went to follow Kohli on Insta, I came to know that I have been blocked.
Pictures of Virat's injury in Ranchi Test…
Virat dived with his shoulder to stop the ball near the boundary.
Virat did not play in the fourth Dharamshala Test after this due to a shoulder injury.
'First message after RCB selection came from Kohli' Maxwell said, Virat was the first person when I was selected in the Bangalore team. Who welcomed me by messaging. Virat and I spent a lot of time together during the pre-training sessions of the IPL. “I went to follow him on social media,” Maxwell said during a conversation with the Willow Talk podcast. But after searching I couldn't find it.
After coming to Bengaluru, Maxwell asked – Did you block me? After joining RCB, Virat Kohli and Maxwell became very good friends. Meanwhile Maxwell asks Virat if you have blocked me. Virat Kohli replied that yes, maybe. He then reminisced about the Ranchi Test match and said that he had made fun of him, which led to him being blocked.
This copy was done during the 2017 series In the year 2017, the Australian team came on a tour of India. Virat Kohli suffered a shoulder injury while fielding in the Ranchi Test match of the series. Maxwell teased Virat about this.
Virat Kohli's shoulder injury was very serious. He went off the field exhausted from the pain. After this, when Maxwell came on the field, he imitated Virat Kohli by holding his shoulder, which did not go down well with the Indian batsmen. After this, Virat Kohli blocked Maxwell on Instagram. However, Virat and Maxwell later became friends.
Glenn Maxwell imitated Virat while fielding.
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