Top 5 hyped controversies during India Australia series in the past

#2 Virat Kohli – Johnson clash

Virat Johnson clash

The Indian skipper Virat Kohli who never seems shy to express his emotions was called in a verbal battle by the Aussies during India's tour Down Under in 2014-15.

The Indian batsman accused the hosts of calling him a spoilt brat that apparently didn't go down well with the Delhi lad. Returning the favour, Virat targeted Australia's bowling spearhead, Mitchell Johnson.

The tension boiled in the Melbourne Test when Kohli was struck by Johnson's throw after the Indian batsman had pushed it back towards the Australian bowler. That throw sparked a rivalry which stayed in the mind of fans till date.

It continued with Kohli and Johnson’s heated arguments during the match and as the Indian captain says “The Bat speaks”, he brought shame to Johnson’s nasty sledging with scoring 169 runs in that innings.

Johnson, on the other hand, conceived a total of 135 runs against India.

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#3 The Monkeygate Scandal

Monkeygate scandal

Biased umpiring wasn’t the only highlight of the Sydney Test. The second Test match of Border Gavaskar series was filled with controversies.

The Monkeygate scandal is still fresh in the minds of a cricket fan. It all began with Australian batsman Andrew Symonds’ claim over Harbhajan Singh for allegedly calling him 'monkey'.

Apparently Harbhajan Singh had said Teri Maa Ki, to Andrew Symonds, however, the Aussie mistook it as the 'big monkey' and that's what led to the Monkeygate scandal.

Monkeygate scandal

The matter reached a Sydney court and a disciplinary panel was set up to investigate the charges. Harbhajan was banned for three Tests, which was later revoked.