Ace Indian batterVirat Kohli snubbed South African head coach Shukri Conrad when the latter offered a handshake after the first ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa in Ranchi. Kohli secured the Player of the Match award for his 120-ball 135 as India secured a 17-run win to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
The incident occurred when the teams lined up on the stairs to exchange post-match pleasantries. Kohli did not extend his hand towards Conrad and moved ahead with greeting Dewald Brevis who was right behind the head coach.
For the unversed, Conrad recently came under the spotlight after passing a controversial statement in relation to making the Indian team 'grovel'. The word has a complex and sensitive history associated and the usage did not sit well with the Indian cricketing fraternity. Conrad made the remark in the press conference at the end of Day 4 in the second Test in Guwahati, which South Africa won by a record 408-run margin to secure a historic 2-0 victory on Indian soil.
