Maxwell said – Virat had blocked me on Insta: Mimicked Kohli’s injury, talked after selection in RCB

In the 2017 Test, Virat had gestured towards the Australian team by showing his shoulder after the dismissal of David Warner.

Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell has told that once Virat Kohli had blocked him from Instagram. During the 2017 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Maxwell made fun of Virat’s shoulder injury during the match.

Kohli and Maxwell were not good friends earlier. Now both play for Bengaluru in IPL. In 2021, on the request of Virat, RCB bought Maxwell for Rs 14.25 crore. Maxwell said- When I went to follow Kohli on Insta, I came to know that I was blocked.

Photos of Virat’s injury in Ranchi Test…

Virat had dived with the help of his shoulder to stop the ball near the boundary.

Virat did not play in the fourth Dharamsala Test after this due to shoulder injury.

‘After selection in RCB, the first message came from Kohli’

Maxwell told that, when I was selected in the Bangalore team, Virat was the first person. Who welcomed me by sending a message. Virat and I spent a lot of time together during the pre-training session of IPL. During a conversation with the Willow Talk podcast, Maxwell said that I went to follow him on social media. But after searching I was not able to find them.

After coming to Bengaluru, Maxwell asked- did you block me?

After coming to RCB, Virat Kohli and Maxwell became very good friends. During this, Maxwell asked Virat whether you have blocked me. On this Virat Kohli replied that yes probably. Then he reminded about the Ranchi Test match and told that he had made fun of him, due to which he was blocked.

The copy was released during the 2017 series

In the year 2017, the Australian team came to tour India. Virat Kohli suffered a shoulder injury while fielding in the Ranchi Test match of the series. Maxwell had teased Virat about this.

Virat Kohli’s shoulder injury was very serious. He went out of the field groaning in pain. After this, when Maxwell came on the field, he imitated Virat Kohli by holding the shoulders, which the Indian batsman did not like. After this Virat Kohli blocked Maxwell on Instagram. However, later Virat and Maxwell became friends.

Glenn Maxwell imitated Virat while fielding.