Virat Kohli playfully teases Rishabh Pant with witty 'IPL Auction' remark: 'No need to hit, he's going big anyway'

Star Sports, the official away broadcasters, shared a video showcasing Kohli engaging in friendly banter with his opponents and fellow batters. In one interaction, the veteran batsman humorously teased Rishabh Pant after the young wicketkeeper-batter decided to leave a delivery. Kohli quipped to bowler Mitchell Marsh, "Looks like Pant doesn't need to hit today. He's already going big at the IPL auction."

Kohli was referring to the IPL 2025 auction, which took place following the third day's play; Day 1 saw Rishabh Pant becoming the most expensive player in the history of the auction, fetching INR 27 crore from Lucknow Super Giants.

Earlier, Team India produce a dominant performance to outclass the Australians, clinching a mammoth 295-run win to take a 1-0 lead in five-match series. On Day 4, the Indian bowlers made easy work of the Aussie batting order, bundling them for 238. Travis Head (89) led the lone fight for the hosts, as he continued to fall out of partners before Jasprit Bumrah ended his counter-attacking knock, denying him a century.

In India's second innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal (161) shined with an incredible century, while KL Rahul also showed great promise with a gritty 77 as the openers stitched a 201-run stand. Kohli, then, produced a classy knock and remained unbeaten on 100, as India declared at 487/6.

Rohit Sharma, who joined the Indian team on Sunday, will return to the side ahead of the second Test and began training with the pink ball during Day 4 of the Perth match.