It appears Virat Kohli can do no unsuitable. After a sequence of strong performances with the bat that noticed Kohli smashing two centuries and 4 half-centuries within the 2023 World Cup, the 35-year-old Team India star is off-the-mark with the ball as effectively. Kohli took his first wicket of the event as he dismissed Netherlands captain Scott Edwards within the twenty fifth over of the Dutch innings to additional solidify India’s place of their remaining group recreation. Netherlands have been handed a mammoth goal of 411 after Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul smashed good centuries.
Virat Kohli (R) and Anushka Sharma react after India star picks a wicket through the 2023 WC match vs Netherlands(Hotstar)
Interestingly, the final time Kohli took a wicket in worldwide cricket was additionally in an ICC event; he had picked a wicket through the semi-final of the 2016 T20 World Cup in opposition to West Indies. On Sunday, Kohli took a wicket in his second over; it wasn’t notably a wicket-taking supply, as Kohli had bowled down the leg aspect. If Edwards had let the ball go, it might have been signalled extensive.
Edwards tried for straightforward runs behind the wicketkeeper however could not edge the ball to perfection; as a substitute, a faint edge is carried to KL Rahul who made no mistake behind the stumps to assist Kohli get a breakthrough within the Dutch innings. Following the wicket, Kohli could not assist however go a chuckle as he regarded up in direction of spouse Anushka Sharma, who additionally laughed with him.
Watch Kohli’s wicket:
Here’s how Anushka Sharma reacted to the dismissal:
Earlier, Kohli had scored a robust 51 in India’s innings; he regarded on the right track for a record-breaking fiftieth ODI century however was dismissed as he made house for a reduce shot in opposition to Roelof van der Merwe. The Indian batter failed to attach his bat with the ball and was bowled.
Regardless, the knock ensured Kohli retook the highest spot within the record of highest run-getters within the 2023 World Cup thus far, with 594 runs to his identify in 9 innings.
India are already by means of to the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup and can face New Zealand within the knock-out match on November 15. The semi-final takes place on the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the place India had lifted their final World Cup title over 12 years in the past.
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