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#4 Kohli, Paine exchange verbal blows

Australia v India - 2nd Test: Day 3

The second Test between India and Australia is set to go down to the wire, with Australia having the upper hand right now. Kohli, who was involved in a controversial dismissal in the first innings, did not hold back when Australia came out to bat in the second innings, especially when captain Tim Paine was at the crease.

"If he messes it up, it's 2-0,"Kohli said while Paine was batting, to which the Australian captain replied by saying "You've got to bat first, big head".

However, Nathan Lyon did play down the incident saying that it was nothing too big. "I think Tim just asked him where he was going for dinner that's all. I've played enough cricket against Virat to know what he's like, and I'm not worried about what he's doing or what India's doing," said Lyon to the media after the day's play.