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.
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.