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This is the best win of my captaincy career, says Kohli

[caption id="attachment_38621" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Virat Kohli virtually called Aussie captain Smith cheat. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Skipper of Indian cricket Team Virat Kohli on Tuesday virtually accused the Australian captain Steve Smith that he was cheating in the usage of DRS, which flared the tensions up between the two teams. "We have been inconsistent with the DRS but we take our decisions on the field, we don't ask for confirmation from the dressing room," a sarcastic Kohli let it rip after India's 75-run win in the Bengaluru Test. "I have seen it twice while batting. I have seen their players looking upstairs (dressing room). I told the umpires, this had to stop. I don't want to mention the word but it falls in that bracket. I would never do something like that on the cricket field," he added. Asked if he was accusing the Australian team of cheating, Kohli retorted, "I have not said that either." It was the 21st over of the Australian second innings, which collapsed to 112. Smith was trapped in front of the wicket  by pacer Umesh Yadav and having already lost a DRS call for  David Warner, the Australians were in a fix on whether to go for another review. Smith first turned to the non-striker's end to seek an opinion within the mandated 15 seconds. But sparks flew when the umpires noticed that the batsman had turned his face to the dressing room as well to get a clue. The on-field officials immediately intervened to stop Smith but matters came to a head when Kohli too joined the discussion, leading to an exchange between him and the rival captain. Rules pertaining to the usage of DRS clearly state that "signals from dressing room must not be given". In the post-match press conference, Smith sought to douse the fire, calling his actions a "brain fade" and something he shouldn't have done. But Kohli was in no mood to relent and claimed that this was not the first time the Australians had sought dressing room instructions on DRS calls. "I can only say, if it happens more than twice, it's not brain fade," he said. Smith and Kohli had a brief but charged-up exchange of words before the former walked back to the pavillion. Smith played down that exchange as well, calling it "just banter". Kohli was spoken to by the umpires after Smith's departure. The Indian skipper added that the second Test win over Australia is the best of his captaincy career, comparing his team to a snake which can sting from any direction. "Yes, this is the best one. I don't want to say too much as the game panned out as it did. It was quite an emotional game for us," Kohli said after the 75-run win which helped the Indians draw level in the four-match series. "Everyone got along well. Talking about the head of the snake, the head did pretty well. It is not just about one individual here. This snake can sting from any direction. Some people need to keep that in mind," he added, taking a veiled dig at Nathan Lyon's comment about Kohli being the prized wicket. Kohli lavished praise on the team's bowlers for ensuring that Australia's first innings lead was not too big. "Yes, our bowlers gave only 47 runs in the first session on day two. They (Australia) could have taken the game away from us because they were 40 without loss. Probably, the momentum changed at that stage. Then we picked up six wickets conceding less than 100 runs I think we picked up from here," he said. With inputs from PTI.