New Delhi: The entire cricketing fraternity was full of reaction after Ausstralian all rounder Glenn Maxwell was seen mocking Virat Kohli's shoulder injury on Saturday, raising the tempers of both teams and further intensifying an already gruelling battle. Indian opener, Murali Vijay, however played down the act saying the Indian team is only focused on the game but they are fully aware of what the opposition is doing.
"A lot of things are happening but we are really focused on the game. We have a match in hand, we have to go close to the target -- these are things running in our heads in the dressing room," said Vijay.
"All the players are aware of it (Maxwell`s mocking). Whatever they are doing, we take it sportingly. There`s going to be a second innings, so if they can take it that way, it would be great," Vijay added.
Kohli got his shoulder injured on the opening day on Thursday while diving on the field in Australia`s first innings. (IND vs AUS, 3rd Test, Day 4 - Live Blog | Full Coverage)
The star batsman left the ground clutching his shoulder in pain but was later cleared by the Indian board`s medical team as scans revealed "no serious injury concerns".
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Kohli, who stayed out for 400 minutes due to the injury, came out to bat at his usual number four position only to be dismissed cheaply for six off fast bowler Pat Cummins.
But Maxwell was seen imitating Kohli a ball before the batsman got out as he completed a successful chase on the boundary rope and held his shoulder with his arm.
However Indian opener Murali Vijay played down the incident at the post-day press conference, insisting the the hosts want to keep their focus on the game.
Even VVS Laxman had slammed the Aussies for mocking Kohli, accusing them of defying the spirit of the game.
Relations between the two teams have been on the boil since Kohli accused Australia and his opposite number Steve Smith of abusing the Decision Review System (DRS) during the second Test in Bangalore.
Smith had looked up to the dressing room for guidance while mulling an lbw review and later termed it as "brain fade" but Kohli insisted the incident was not one-off.
While the captain`s stuck to their respective versions, the cricket board`s of the two sides closed the matter with a joint statement.
India ended day three on 360 for six, still 91 short of Australia`s 451.
(With PTI inputs)
