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Josh Challies

Virat Kohli x-rated outburst towards James Anderson picked up by stump mic

James Anderson and Virat Kohli's rivalry continued during the second Test between England and India, with the latter being caught in an x-rated outburst.

Kohli's words were picked up by the stump mic, with Anderson bowling at Cheteshwar Pujara while the India captain was at the non-strikers end.

Kohli can be heard using the word "f***ing" and telling Anderson that "this isn't your backyard", which earned a response from Anderson's team-mate Stuart Broad.

Broad has been ruled out of the series with a calf injury but was watching on at home, taking to social media to state that the India ace would get into trouble for his outburst.

"The Lord’s honours board suggests it’s as close to Jimmy’s backyard as Jimmy’s actual backyard. Love the fire but that language will have him in trouble," he posted on Twitter.

Kohli's frustrations increased shortly after as he was dismissed by Sam Curran, getting caught behind by Jos Buttler for 20.

That was a major blow for India, with former wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta saying the wicket was 'massive in the context of this series'.

39-year-old Anderson has a phenomenal record, with 389 Test wickets in the past decade at 24.09 - with nobody else in the world having more wickets at a lower average than the Burnley-born ace.

India are fighting back in day five of the second Test, however, leading by over 250 runs.

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