Allegations of ball tampering leveled against Indian Test captain Virat Kohli by a British tabloid did not hold much ground as per the specific clauses in the ICC's Rules and Regulations about playing conditions. There has been no complaint filed by the visiting team and they declined to comment on the issue. As per ICC regulations on ball tampering, if a team wants to lodge a complaint about ball tampering by a rival team or its player; it has to be done within five days of the completion of the Test match. The match in question is the Rajkot Test which ended on 13th of November.A British tabloid had accused that some footages indicated that Kohli appeared to shine the ball using residue from a sweet during the first Test in Rajkot.