There are reports doing the rounds in the media and across social media platforms claiming India Captain Virat Kohli got involved in a banter with Australia Captain Tim Paine during the 2nd Test at Perth. It is “assumed” that Kohli said, “I am the best player in the world and you are just a stand-in captain”. These claims were based on hearsay and the Indian team management would like to bring into notice that no such words were spoken on the field by the Indian captain. A clarification was received from the team management, which has classified the reports as baseless.