IPL 2016: Top five on-field altercations in the history of the tournament
The Indian Premier league, in its eight years of existence, has been embroiled in several controversies. There are certain players who simply love to heat up the game further with their sledges and banters and on the field.
They have represented their countries together. A few have even lifted World Cups together. But, with the competitiveness and the prizes at stake, such tilts never cease to exist. Today, we have a look at the top five controversial on-field jibes in the history of IPL.
5. Virat Kohli fights with the umpires
Virat Kohli is known for his explosive behaviour even when he is not holding the bat. The furious Royal Challengers Bangalore captain once got into an argument with umpire Kumar Dharmasena, along with his teammate Dinesh Karthik.
The argument sparked during an RCB vs SRH match in the eighth edition of the tournament in 2015 when the officials decided to continue the latter's innings despite a drizzle. Kohli, in a desperate bid to make the umpires understand the situation of the downpour, walked up to Dharmasena asking him why the match has not been stopped.
When the other umpire, Anil Chaudary tried to calm the situation, Karthik picked up the argument, which upset the umpires.