Virat Kohli pokes fun at KL Rahul

Virat Kohli is never letting KL Rahul live this down.

Everyone remembers KL Rahul's uncharacteristically aggressive chest-thumping celebration after Delhi Capitals (DC) sealed a win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their own backyard at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

After hitting the winning six, Rahul drew an imaginary circle on the pitch and slammed his bat down in the centre as you would a flag. "This is my turf, my home ground," he seemed to say. "I know this ground better than anyone.

"This is a special place for me. That celebration was from one of my favourite movies, Kantara. So, ya, just a tiny reminder that this ground, this turf, this home is where I have grown up and that this is mine," he said after the match. It was a bold statement to make, but his India team-mates weren't about to let him get away with it that easily.

The second time DC and RCB met, the tables had turned and Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya thumped DC by six wickets. And Kohli wasn't about to pass up a chance at taking a dig at his old friend.

Post the win, Kohli came up to Rahul and pretended to draw his own circle on the turf, to the amusement of everyone watching. Rahul also found much mirth in it, saying "Good thing he [Kohli] got out," as Kohli explained that was he at the crease when DC won, he would have copied Rahul's celebration before coming and giving him a hug, because that's what friends do. "These guys have no idea what we're like off the crease," laughed Kohli. It's great to see camaraderie isn't going out of fashion!