On Virat Kohli's muted reaction to dismissal, Harsha Bhogle makes 'most expressive' comment

India's star Virat Kohli usually remains a ball of fire on the pitch. Particularly during his tenure as India captain, Kohli had built a reputation for wearing his heart on his sleeve and playing every game with an aggressive, but fair demeanor. However, a contrasting side of Kohli was seen on the third day of the first Test between India and New Zealand on Friday. As soon as Rachin Ravindra was out, the entire team went into celebration. However, commentators Harsha Bhogle and Ian Smith observed that Kohli had kept his celebrations subdued.

Ravindra was caught behind the wicket on the ball of Mohammed Siraj in the 89th over of New Zealand's innings. Not only did the entire Indian team go into celebration, but umpire Michael Gough also gave it out.

However, after a hesitant review, replays showed that the ball had not in fact touched Ravindra's bat, but a distinct noise appeared. Therefore Ravindra was saved.

Then former batsman and now commentator Ian Smith pointed out that Kohli had not celebrated at all during the entire proceedings at first slip. Replays confirmed that Kohli had not in fact celebrated.

Fellow commentator Harsha Bhogle then introduced Virat Kohli as the 'top' in his list of the 'world's most expressive people', and perhaps hinted that Kohli's muted reaction might have indicated that he was not left out.

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 3: As it happened

Although India put in a stronger batting effort than in the first innings, they suffered a major setback at the end of the third day's play. Virat Kohli, who was batting on 70 runs, was caught behind the wicket on the last ball of the day.

India ended the third day at 231/3 and still trailed New Zealand by a huge margin of 125 runs. Sarfaraz Khan remained unbeaten till the end of the day.