Kohli blasted for wearing shorts at toss of practice game against CA XI

Indian captain Virat Kohli was Thursday slammed by cricket fans for wearing shorts at the toss for the warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI ahead of the four-Test series

Indian captain Virat Kohli found himself in the middle of social media wrath for turning up in shorts for the toss of India’s only warm-up match against Cricket Australia XI before the four-match Test series begins from December 6.

The four-day game, which started after the first day was washed out due to rain, though has not been accorded a first-class status.

A photograph of Kohli in shorts attending the toss with CA XI captain Sam Whiteman was posted on BCCI's Twitter handle.

Fans soon took to the social networking site and criticised Kohli, calling it a "disrespectful act". One of them pointed out how Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar had slammed Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman for not wearing his cap properly at Asia Cup earlier this year.

CA XI have won the toss and will field first #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/J8fb8BJp8x

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 28, 2018

This @imVkohli bad attitude is showing no any respect for game and their legacy why @bcci @icc @accessonline n other cricket members think about this. Where is #sunilgavaskar who taunted in #Aisacup to Pakistaniplayer for their cap??? What @imVkohli is showing

— yhr store (@YhrStore) November 28, 2018

No matter @imVkohli is the new age best batsman, he still needs 2 give proper respect to cricket atleast for the sake of opposition team by being respectfully dress up in trousers n ur nations cap, else legacy he will leave behind will be harmful !! @vikrantgupta73 @MadanLal1983

— VG (@VeeG48) November 29, 2018

This, however, was not the first time, Kohli wore shorts for toss of a practice game. The Indian captain had done the same during India’s two-day warm-up game against England Lions earlier this year.

In-form skipper Kohli (64) and teenage prodigy Prithvi Shaw (66) were among the five Indian batsmen who struck fifties before the visitors were bowled out for 358 on the second day of the rain-hit practice game at the Sydney Cricket Ground.