▁the ▁tour ▁continued . ▁Both ▁teams ▁were ▁heavily ▁critic ised ▁for ▁their ▁conduct . ▁ ▁During ▁Australia ' s ▁tour ▁in ▁India ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁controvers ies ▁inst ig ated ▁on ▁both ▁sides , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁Vir at ▁Koh li ▁saying ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁Australia ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁He ▁later ▁clar ified ▁the ▁comments ▁and ▁said ▁“ 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 ▁compet itive ▁but ▁I ’ ve ▁been ▁proven ▁wrong . ▁ ▁The ▁thing ▁I ▁said ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁Test ▁[ about ▁being ▁m ates ▁with ▁Australia ], ▁that ▁has ▁certainly ▁changed ▁and ▁you ▁won ’ t ▁hear ▁me ▁say ▁that ▁ever ▁again .” ▁ ▁However ▁cr icket , ▁and ▁more ▁recently ▁Indian ▁Premier ▁League ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁" the ▁lif eb lo od ▁of ▁the ▁Australia - Ind ia ▁relationship ", ▁and ▁Australian ▁cr ick eters ▁like ▁Sh ane ▁War ne , ▁Adam ▁Gil ch rist ▁and ▁Bre tt ▁Lee ▁are ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ▁among ▁the ▁Indian ▁people . ▁Like wise , ▁Sach in ▁T end ul kar ▁is ▁highly ▁regarded ▁among ▁Australian ▁cr icket ▁lo vers . ▁ ▁Hockey ▁ ▁India ▁and ▁Australia ▁also ▁have ▁strong ▁t ies ▁to ▁field ▁hockey ▁which ▁came ▁to ▁both ▁countries ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁military . ▁ ▁In ▁India ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century , ▁British ▁army ▁reg iments ▁played ▁the ▁game