VIDEO| Kohli’s peace talks go down the drain as Willey and Bhuvi engage in verbal spat in very first innings

"It is going to make relations between the two teams even better. I think because England haven't played so much IPL cricket, there was never that familiarity or that sort of warmth between the two teams as much as we have with the other teams, purely because we didn't know the guys enough to be able to have conversations with them. I think this season has broken that barrier to a great extent," Kohli had said.

While IPL seems to have cut through the ice for the players, it seemed like the ensuing series will help the teams engage in more friendly exchanges and the verbal spat would take a backseat for a change. However, just as the very first innings of the tour was coming to a close, the words of warmth went down the drain as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and David Willey exchanged some choice words. 

After India reduced the hosts to 157/8 in 19.5 overs, Willey was seen saying something to the Indian pace spearhead to which the latter aggressively reacted, much to the disbelief of the viewers who had never seen the pacer get angry for anything. After Bhuvi aggressively towards Willey, the English all-rounder directed him to go back to his bowling crease with much disdain.