He is not the captain’: Virat Kohli pulled up by Matthew Hayden on live TV for causing ‘way too much interjection’.

Matthew Hayden wasn’t a fan of Virat Kohli constantly going up to the umpires and having a word with the officials. Matthew Hayden is not impressed with Virat Kohli’s constant involvement with the umpires while Royal Challengers Bengaluru were fielding during their IPL 2024 match against Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Kohli, actively involved as always, kept having a word with the officials more than the captain Faf du Plessis himself, which did not go well with the former Australia opener, who expressed his disappointment with the act on air. The incident took place in the 12th over of CSK’s chase. As the umpires came together to chat, Kohli walked up to the two and said something in their ears that caught Hayden’s attention. Previously as well, Kohli kept having a word or two with the umpires, but this time around, Hayden addressed it, saying it’s not Kohli’s job or responsibility to cause these many ‘interjections’. “There’s way too much interjection from Virat Kohli. He is not the captain and he should not be in those conversations with the umpire,” Hayden said on commentary. Kohli’s emotions were at an all-time high during Sunday’s blockbuster clash. He was mouthing words to himself while batting, and every time he connected a boundary, he either punched the air or his bat in excitement. But if you thought Kohli’s emotions were at their peak while batting, wait till you saw him and his tactics on the field. Kohli celebrated each wicket as if they were his own, and after three years, shades of Virat the captain, were on full display.