India, Jan. 12 -- Virat Kohli may be a fan favourite but the star batter is clearly not a fan of the crowd's habit to cheering at the fall of an India wicket. This happens every time Kohli walks out to bat, which means, in ODIs, it's usually the wicket of one of India's openers. For years, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni too evoked the same reaction from the crowd. The loud cheers at the fall of India's second wicket in Tests would mean that Tendulkar was the next man in.

On Sunday though, something different transpired. When Rohit Sharma got out after providing his team a quick start scoring 26 off 29 balls, a hush descended upon the stadium. Usually quick to sprint on to the ground, Kohli waited for Rohit to leave the arena before marchi...