Virat Kohli has said he would never be friends with Australia's cricketers anymore after India wrapped up a memorable series win to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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There were plenty of heated moments in the four-Test series, specifically after Steve Smith looked at the dressing room for help with the DRS during the Bengaluru Test. Kohli was understandably furious and raised the issue with onfield umpire Nigel Llong immediately. (If anyone pokes us, we won't back down: Virat Kohli )

Smith tried to brush the incident off by calling it a brain fade moment but Kohli did not buy the argument and just stopped short of using the word cheat in the press conference, minutes after India had drawn level in the series. (Virat Kohli ecstatic after series triumph)

Former Australian cricketers also took pot-shots at Kohli with Ian Healy saying he had lost all respect for the Indian captain. The Australian media also trained their guns on Kohli and accused him of throwing an Aussie official with a Getorade bottle and comparing him with Donald Trump.

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The DRS row had threatened to create another rift between the Indian and Australian teams before both the boards got together to call truce. However, Smith did not help matters by mouthing what seemed like "f.....g cheats" at the fag end of Australia's second innings in Dharamsala.

Before the start of the series last month, Kohli had said no matter what was said in heated and charged-up moments, everything was forgotten after the contest. He had in fact said that he was "really good friends with all these guys off the field." (Virat Kohli has ensured India will never back down: Michael Clarke to India Today )

That now stands to change.

When asked if he would still be friends with the Aussie cricketers after a keenly fought series, Kohli said no.

"No, it has changed. I thought that was the case, but it has changed for sure. As I said, in the heat of the battle you want to be competitive but I've been proven wrong.

"The thing I said before the first Test, that has certainly changed and you won't hear me say that ever again," he said at the post-match press conference.

Kohli was targeted by not only the Australian media but also by Glenn Maxwell, who mocked the Indian run-machine's shoulder injury in Ranchi.