Video of Virat Kohli picking up a bottle while Joe Root 'ignores' it goes viral

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, September 8

India scripted a memorable 157-run victory over England in the fourth Test and took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, on Monday.

From Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja’s match-winning bowling performances to Rohit Sharma’s invaluable century, there was a lot to celebrate for the Indian fans.

Now a video of Indian skipper Virat Kohli is doing the rounds of social media wherein he can be seen picking up a water bottle while returning to the dressing room.

Kohli shaab ❤️ pic.twitter.com/T6b4SOoFkK

— JuiceSprite Boobrah (@Yorker_Gawd) September 7, 2021

The same video then shows England captain Joe Root seemingly “ignoring” the bottle and walking past it.

As pointed out by many on the Internet, it’s unclear if the bottle was actually placed near the boundary ropes for players’ consumption or just loitering around there, but the fact that Root did not pick it up was made evident by the person who uploaded the video superimposed with text that read: “spot the difference”.

The same video was later reshared on Twitter by a user who mashed up Kohli’s bit from the clip with “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” song.

Here is how social media responded:

“I don’t find a major difference, both were kind, joe root responded to a fan even after losing a match (and usually you aren’t in a good mood after losing one) and showed kindness there, kohli showed kindness toward the earth picking up that bottle, which he could’ve left,” a user commented on YouTube. 

@thecompdog Talking about attitude? 😂 This what a gentleman does. While on field he is most aggressive and competitive , out of the field most gentle.

I think @root66 must be tired of holding English battings load, that’s why he didn’t bend. 😂

— Ravi (@raviranjanravii) September 7, 2021

swachh bharat in england nice

— British Vadapav (@imSnorlax248) September 8, 2021