BGT 2023 | Twitter awes at Virat Kohli and Steve Smith bonding over love for bats during drinks

The fourth and final Border Gavaskar Trophy Test between India and Australia in Motera stagnated on a hot and sunny Saturday with the flat deck refusing to wear down and provide any assistance to the bowlers. The hosts piled on their runs merrily in their hunt of the Kanagroos' first innings total of 480 and were led by a valiant Test century from opener Shubman Gill. Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma contributed as well with crucial knocks while Virat Kohli reached his first half-century in Test cricket in over a year. At the time of writing, he remained not-out on 51 alongside Ravindra Jadeja on 5, with the team total reading 269/3. During the 34-year-old's largely uneventful 111-ball unbeaten stay at the crease, a wholesome incident occurred between the talisman and Australian skipper Steve Smith that momentarily swept away all the attention.

At the end of the 87th over, the umpires called for a drinks break. Weathered and visibly sweating profusely in the extreme heat, Kohli took little time to take off his gloves and helmet before kneeling on the ground and satisfying his thirst. However, as the batter took his time to rejuvenate, Smith could not help but notice a collection of bats kept next to him, presumably awaiting Kohli's selection. The Australian captain, known for his love for batting bordering on obsession, sauntered towards the spot hastily and bent down beside Kohli to have a chat. Before long, Smith was shadow-batting with the willow in his hand as the two continued to engage in what seemed like a serious discussion. Eventually, Kohli was seen showing certain intricacies of the bat to Smith as the two shared a laugh or two with each other while Mitchell Starc and Mohammed Sitaj indulged in jokes of their own in the background.

As the batter returned to his crease, Marnus Labuschagne inevitably tagged in on the conversation as well and the saga provided a wholesome moment for all cricket fans on an otherwise dull day. Meanwhile, Dinesh Karthik in the commentators' box revealed that all batsmen were in love with their bats and Twiteratti took the opportunity to flood social media with reactions of all sorts.

Smithy be: Spring inside?

That's so good to watch!

One of the coolest Test so far!

Smith loves to do it!

BFF!

Adorable scenes!

Haha! Where did you buy from?

> . > . > . Tweets about you.

Yes! 

Ok enough twitter for today!