Shikhar Dhawan recalled a funny moment with Virat Kohli, when a playful football warm-up briefly turned into a clash of tempers.
Shikhar Dhawan Recalls Heated Moment with Virat Kohli During Warm-Up
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan shared a memorable moment when he got angry with teammate Virat Kohli while batting together. The two have played alongside each other since their early domestic cricket days, forming a strong bond that extends off the field as well. Despite their close friendship, occasional tensions led to a few brief clashes.
Dhawan recounted a light-hearted anecdote about a football warm-up session that turned into a minor confrontation. “Virat and I fought once. We shoulder-tackled each other while playing football during a warm-up session. For a second, we got angry,” Dhawan said on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Figuring It Out. “Slowly, we stopped playing football in warm-ups because people would fight. It happens, there are so many athletes, aggressive, each one is big in his own right…” he added.
“Virat ran me out…”
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan recalled another incident where he got angry with Virat Kohli while batting together during the South Africa tour. Dhawan nudged the ball only a short distance, but Kohli had already set off for a run. In the attempt to complete the single, Dhawan ended up being run out, which left him fuming.
The left-hander admitted that his frustration was compounded by a disappointing IPL auction, and he vented his anger in the dressing room. “I was in South Africa, Virat ran me out. At that time, I got very angry… My IPL auction, too, hadn’t gone well. I wasn’t able to accept that as well. So, that was there, and then this (run out) happened. I abused a lot… he (Kohli) was in the middle, I was venting out in the dressing room — not at him, but like how batsmen usually would. But we have our understanding because we know it isn’t intentional. This happens in cricket,” Dhawan said.
