Watch: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli give Kuldeep Yadav earful during IND vs AUS, video goes viral

Kuldeep Yadav gets scolded from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma during IND vs AUS Champions Trophy semifinal. (Photo: JioHotstar)

Kuldeep Yadav found himself in trouble as India captain Rohit Sharma and star player Virat Kohli were left furious on the spinner during the semi-final match against Australia in Dubai on Tuesday (March 4). During the 32nd over of the first innings, Steve Smith knocked a delivery to wicket where Kohli was standing for a single. The star batter collected the ball quicky and unleashed a hard throw towards the bowler's end. Kuldeep decided to move away from the ball and Rohit who covering the throw's backup was not happy with the spinner's effort.

Virat and Rohit were visibly frustrated with the spinner and expressed their anger in a heated rant, which has now gone viral on social media. Watch the video here...

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Coming to the match, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja snared two quick wickets in the middle overs. Jadeja dismissed Marnus Labuschagne (29) and Josh Inglis (11) in the 23rd and 27th overs respectively to put brakes on Australian innings.

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Earlier, Mohammed Shami accounted for Cooper Connolly (0) in the third over while Varun Chakravarthy dismissed the dangerous Travis Head (39) in the ninth over.

The two sides meet in a re-match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad, which Australia won for its sixth ODI title.

India had topped group A with three successive wins over Bangladesh, hosts Pakistan and New Zealand.

Australia finished second in group B with wins over England and Afghanistan. Its game against group B toppers South Africa was rained out.

South Africa will take on New Zealand in the second semifinal in Lahore on Wednesday.

India lost its 14th successive toss dating back to the Cricket World Cup final.

India is unchanged from their previous game on Sunday and once again lines up with four spinners, with Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya the two pace options.

Varun Chakravarthy, who took 5-42 against New Zealand, joins Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav as India’s spin options.

Australia will face different conditions than it encountered in Lahore and Rawalpindi. The ODI World Champions have opted for three spinners.

Leg spin bowler Tanveer Sangha comes in for pacer Spencer Johnson, while Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell provide other spin options.

Australia made two changes with 21-year-old Cooper Connolly coming in for injured Matthew Short. Connolly also bowls left-arm spin.

The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium should aid spin through the game. The square has showcased a two-paced nature across the three games here, and the semifinal should be no different. (With AP inputs)