Why isn't Virat Kohli’s aggression questioned when he does well, asks Rajkumar Sharma

However, there was a widespread negative reaction to Kohli’s animated celebrations when his opposite number Kane Williamson was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah on day two of the second Test at Christchurch. Kohli also gestured to the crowd to keep hush as Williamson walked back for three. Sharma, however, does not believe his childhood student ever crossed the thin line between aggression and misbehaviour. 

"When he (Kohli) is doing well with the same aggression for the country, then everyone appreciates it. I have always believed that yes, aggression is his strength, but there is a thin line between aggression and 'battamizi' (misbehaviour). He never crosses that line, and he should not. Aggression pumps him up to do well," Sharma told PTI.

"Every player goes through a lean patch. There is something called the law of averages in cricket. Maybe, that has caught up. There is nothing to worry about. He is too good a player and he knows where it is going wrong. We have already discussed that. He will be back. He is a magnificent player. In the upcoming (ODI) series (against South Africa), he will show what he is capable of," he said.