Win Projections to be updated soon
On Friday, September 20, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Virat Kohli had a hilarious chat with Shakib Al Hasan, entertaining the fans who were watching the match from home even though he was unable to convert his start in the first Test between India and Bangladesh.
After hitting a run-a-ball six in the first innings, the former captain of India could only muster 17 runs from 37 deliveries; however, his conversation with Bangladeshi star Shakib Al Hasan became widely shared on social media.
Captured by cameras and stump mics, Virat Kohli told Shakib that Bangladeshi pacer Hasan Mahmud bowls yorkers all the time, just like Lasith Malinga.
In the video, Kohli was heard saying, “Malinga bana, yorker pe yorker de raha hai (He is bowling yorkers like Lasith Malinga)”.
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— a. (@chickssays) September 21, 2024
Niyamai malli🤣🫶 https://t.co/heeEK48QRP
— Lasith Malinga (@malinga_ninety9) September 21, 2024
DRS error costs Virat Kohli his wicket
It appeared that Kohli would bat through the end of Day 2 and carry on the following day after getting off to a fast start. But in the tail end of Day 2, Mehidy Hasan Miraz trapped him in front of the stumps. Following a brief exchange of words with non-striker Shubman Gill, the 35-year-old made the decision to walk the considerable distance back to the pavilion instead of using the DRS.
But as the ball passed close to Kohli’s bat, Ultra Edge displayed a spike, indicating that this was a grave mistake on his part. Even though the LBW call was reasonable at first glance, replays would have shown a very different scenario and the Delhi batter would have lived. After watching the replays, India skipper Rohit Sharma was taken aback as well and appeared irritated by Kohli’s choice to forego the DRS review.
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At the lunch break, Gill and Rishabh Pant, who are unbeaten at 86 and 82, respectively, have helped India begin Day 3 on a positive note. After reaching their individual hundreds, the two young players would like to increase the scoring pace in the second session as the lead is currently a commanding 432.
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