'Angry young man' Virat Kohli proves he's truly 'Captain Cool' now!

Virat Kohli played peacemaker between Ashwin and Anderson on Monday at Wankhede PicAFPBollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was known as angry young man during his initial days Well Virat Kohli too would be fit for the sobriquet because of his reallife actions on the ground After all the 28yearold is known for his aggression and fierce competitiveness on the field and has a history of getting into heated arguments with opponentsBe it Australias Shane Watson Steve Smith Bangladeshs Rubel Hossain his own countryman Gautam Gambhir or journalists Kohlis Virat appetite for confrontation had become a byword in the cricketBut things it seems are changingMay be he has been taking anger management classes may be captaincy has made him more mature Whatever the cause may be Kohli on Monday displayed another side of his personality that shows that he is truly taking over the mantle of Captain Cool from MS DhoniRavichandran Ashwin 2nd L speaks to Englands James Anderson C after India won the fourth Test cricket match against England at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Monday PicAFPMonday saw Virat adopt an uncharacteristic role as peacemaker when the India captain acted to pacify an angry exchange between offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England paceman James Anderson on the final day of the fourth Test being played at Mumbais Wankhede stadiumThe incident occurred when England number 11 Anderson walked out to bat and was greeted by a volley of angry words from Ashwin whose views were echoed by his teammates in the innings and 36 runs victory for the hostsAshwin seemed to be have been irked by Andersons digs on Sunday at Kohli suggesting that the Indian skippers technique was not being thoroughly tested on the docile pitches in India after he hit 235 at the Wankhede Stadium for his third double hundred of 2016Englands record wickettaker in Tests had dismissed Kohli four times during Indias tour of England in 2014 but the batsman has flayed Anderson and his bowling partners this time already amassing 640 runs in the ongoing series at an average of 128For the first time I was trying to calm things down in the middle at a time when James Anderson is involved a grinning Kohli who is often very demonstrative on the field told reporters after India moved 30 ahead in the fivematch seriesAshwin wasnt pleased with what he Anderson said in the press and I didnt even know about it He told me on the groundSo I didnt know what to make of it I was laughing about it Ashwin wasnt too impressed and he let him know without using any bad words honestly Kohli addedI think he Ashwin told me he was pretty disappointed with what he said and it is important to accept defeat as it is Later on I told James these things happen and lets move onAnderson has a history of disputes with India and the team filed a charge against him for pushing Ravindra Jadeja during the Trent Bridge Test in 2014He was later cleared by the governing body International Cricket Council ICCOn Monday the squabble between Ashwin and Anderson threatened to boil over with England captain Alastair Cook saying it was unnecessary and had left a sour tasteIt was a bit of a sour end really A disappointing end in terms of how well the spirits been between both sides Cook saidIt was clearly reference to what Jimmy said yesterday which has kind of been blown out of all proportions which it can do here He was just stating a fact which if you asked Virat is probably quite trueBut yes it was obviously just sticking up for their captain which I thought was slightly unnecessaryRavichandran Ashwin 2nd L speaks to Englands James Anderson C after India won the fourth Test cricket match against England at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Monday PicAFPBut the fact that a team mate was so offended by an opponents comments about his captain the previous day that he decided to say something about it on the field the next day shows the kind of loyalty and respect Virat is eliciting from his boys and surely a good sign for Team IndiaAnd that makes VK surely a handsdown winner of the Captain Cool titleWith Agency Inputs