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Former South African top-order batter Dean Elgar revealed that he and Virat Kohli once had a long drinking night as the Indian batting great apologised for spitting on him in the Proteas' 2015 tour. Kohli and Elagar have shared a great on-field relationship which was prevalent in the South African star's farewell Test series in the Rainbow Nation.
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But the duo have clashed with each other over the past few tours involving the two teams. Coming back to the aforementioned incident, Elgar shared that Virat Kohli spat on him as he came to bat in the first Test of the 2015 series. But after this incident, the Proteas' revealed that Kohli apologised to him for his behaviour over a few drinks when India toured South Africa in 2017-18.
Kohli drank with me till 3 am, apologised for spitting: Dean Elgar
Elgar said, "Two-three years later, Kohli pulled me aside and said 'listen, can we go and have a drink after the series I want to apologise for my actions'. So we drank till 3 in the morning. This is when he used to drink."
Dean Elgar reveals Virat Kohli spat on him
Dean Elgar was talking about the tour to India in 2015 where Men in Blue registered a 3-0 win. But during the first Test in Mohali, Elgar shared that Virat Kohli spat on him as he came to bat. Speaking on the "Banter, with The Boys" podcast for Betway South Africa's YouTube channel, Elgar said, "Those wickets were jokes. Like playing on that... that surface there. And I came into bat and I was actually like holding my own against Ashwin and what's his name Jeja, Jeja, Jeja (Ravindra Jadeja) (smiles) and Kohli, he like spat at me. I said to him if you do that, I'll f*****g ***** you with this bat."
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On being asked if Kohli knew the meaning of the word, Elgar replied: "Yes, he did because de Villiers was his teammate at RCB, so he understood. And I said if you do that, I'll ... on this field, I'll absolutely knock you out. And then [he said] 'Hey F*** you, F*** you' (mimicking the Indian) but barking up the wrong tree yeah. Anyways, we are in India so you got to be a little bit cautious."
