When Kohli Stopped Fans From Heckling Steve Smith

King Kohli sounded very statesmanlike after rescuing Australia’s Steve Smith from crowd banter at the Oval.

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00:00He didn't do anything to be booed, in my opinion. He's just playing cricket.

00:30I think what's happened has happened long back. The guy is back. He's trying to play well for his side.

00:47Even in the IPL I saw him. It's not good to see someone down like that, to be honest.

00:52We've had issues in the past. We've had a few arguments on the field.

00:57But you don't want to see a guy feeling that heat every time he goes out to play.

01:02What's happened has happened. Everyone's known that. He's come back. He's worked hard. He's playing well for his side now.

01:08Because there are so many Indian fans here, I didn't want them to set a bad example, to be honest.

01:15He didn't do anything to be booed, in my opinion. He's just playing cricket.