REACTION: Twitter erupts over Kohli controversy: ‘Chill my bru’

India captain Virat Kohli was left furious after questioning a DRS decision that saw a LBW decision against Dean Elgar overturned on Thursday.

In a much-talked about moment in the Proteas’ second innings, Dean Elgar was initially given out by umpire Marais Erasmus, but he opted to review the decision.

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It looked as if he had been trapped in front of the wickets, but the Decision Review System tracked the ball to be going just over the stumps.

The Indian team reacted with disbelief, particularly Kohli, who spoke furiously into the stump mic. Meanwhile, another Indian player – believed to be KL Rahul – could be heard saying it was a case of the whole country being against the India team.

Some reports suggest Ashwin could also be heard intimating that SuperSport had somehow rigged the decision in favour of South Africa, while Kohli was believed to have said: “Focus on your team while they shine the ball. Not just the opposition. Trying to catch people all the time.”

That comment seemed to be in reference to the infamous ‘Sandpaper-gate’ ball-tampering scandal when Australia were shown to be illegally roughing up the ball during a series in South Africa in 2018.

Other footage also showed Kohli chirping Elgar earlier in the game and insisting the Proteas captain couldn’t keep him quiet, while also making reference to a controversial Test match in 2018. As it turned out, Elgar was eventually given out caught behind off the final ball of the day.

Unsurprisingly, Kohli quickly began to trend across Twitter, with many reacting angrily – and sometimes humorously – to his emotional outburst.

You can see all the incidents and Twitter reaction involving Kohli below: