Overview

• Dhawan said he and Kohli shoulder-tackled each other during a pre-match football drill and briefly lost their temper.
• He added that football in warm-ups was phased out because fights erupted and injuries were a concern.
• Recalling a game in South Africa, he said a run-out with Kohli left him furious as a disappointing IPL auction had already unsettled him, prompting dressing-room venting.
• The accounts were shared on Raj Shamani’s Figuring It Out YouTube podcast published on Wednesday.
• He also reflected on first meeting a soft-spoken teenage Kohli who became more driven after his father’s death, and he praised Rohit Sharma’s temperament and leadership.