Gautam Gambhir not the only head coach Virat Kohli ignored; India star’s cold shoulder to Shukri Conrad emerges - Watch
Virat Kohli totally ignored South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad – for obvious reasons – after India won the 1st ODI in Ranchi. | Cricket
As it turns out, Kohli isn’t a fan of the current head coaches of the two teams currently playing the three-match ODI series. Gautam Gambhir wasn’t the only one Kohli ignored. He gave a cold shoulder to Conrad as Team India players walked up the stairs and exchanged pleasantries with the opposition. In a clip that’s now circulating and gaining attention on social media, Kohli can be seen walking straight past Conrad, refusing to acknowledge him. No handshake, no nod of the head. Zilch. It was as if Conrad wasn’t even there.
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Conrad's 'grovel' controversy
Conrad ruffled a few feathers when, at the end of Day 4 of the second Test in Guwahati, he said, “We really wanted them to grovel”. The Merriam-Webster dictionary explains it as ‘to lie or creep with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement’, but its relevance in the cricketing context is a lot more complex and controversial.
