It was solely Kohli’s fifth wicket in ODI cricket and his first in 9 years for the Men in Blue. It was additionally Kohli’s first strike in World Cup cricket.
Star cricketer Virat Kohli is at the moment showcasing his expertise on the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. The environment is electrical, with the packed stands fixated on one man. The followers erupted with pleasure when Kohli achieved a exceptional fifty in opposition to the Netherlands in India’s remaining league match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Sunday.
However, a good higher cheer resonated all through the stadium when India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, entrusted Kohli with the ball throughout the twenty third over of the second innings.
A circulating video captures the followers fervently urging Rohit to cross the ball to Kohli. In response to their passionate pleas, the skipper fulfilled their wishes by introducing Kohli into the sport, as Mohammed Siraj was sidelined on account of a neck harm.
Chinnaswamy crowds chanting “Kohli Ko bowling Do 3.0” pic.twitter.com/kmKo1z0j6p
— Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) November 12, 2023
In the Indian taking part in XI, there have been solely 5 specialist bowlers, so Rohit needed to rely on Kohli to help Siraj within the dressing room.
Rohit aimed to disrupt the Netherlands’ momentum, and Kohli stepped up by conceding solely 7 runs in his first over. In the next over, Kohli achieved precisely what was wanted by dismissing Netherlands’ captain, Scott Edwards, after he scored 17 runs off 30 balls.
It was solely Kohli’s fifth wicket in ODI cricket and his first in 9 years for the Men in Blue. It was additionally Kohli’s first strike in World Cup cricket.
The Dutch workforce is chasing an enormous 411 runs to win after excellent centuries from Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul helped India amass a complete of 410 for 4 of their 50 overs.
Iyer was the best scorer with an unbeaten 128, whereas Rahul achieved the quickest World Cup century for India, reaching his hundred in simply 62 balls.
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