Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes involved in verbal spat
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Virat Kohli reacts at the end of play during the 2019 Cricket World Cup first semi-final between New Zealand and India at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on July 10, 2019
"Nottingham: After James Anderson and Ravindra Jadeja had rowed at Trent Bridge during the opening Test match, Virat Kohli and England pacer Ben Stokes were involved in a heated exchange in the same venue during the third ODI which India won.
A brief verbal spat broke out between Kohli and Stokes during the third one-dayer, leading to the umpires calling the home side captain and the bowler before the match continued.
Kohli was dismissed for 40 in the 26th over off the bowling of Stokes in India's run chase but while walking back to the dressing room, the visiting batsman apparently heard something said by the pacer. Kohli retorted by raising his bat for a few seconds towards Stokes.
The Indian, however, moved on towards the boundary line and did not turn back though it was clear from his body language that he was not happy with what he had heard. Reports said that Stokes provoked Kohli and television replays showed the England pacer say a few words to the Indian though it was not known what he said.
On-field umpires Michael Gough of England and Paul Reiffel of Australia called home side captain Alastair Cook and Stokes after the incident.
India thrashed England by six wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. Anderson was on Saturday booed by the seizable Indian supporters who turned up to watch the third ODI at Trent Bridge here.