The India vs. Afghanistan match is a pure thriller show. The excitement is growing every second. The whole stadium set a vibe. Fans are cheering India on a different level. Afghanistan is trying hard to get their first win of the tournament. India is trying to keep intact the win record. The whole Arun Jaitley Stadium is cheering ‘Kohli…Kohli’ when Naveen ul Haq was batting. In this electrifying atmosphere, another moment of Virat Kohli got attention.
The deadly look of Virat:
Afghanistan batted well in the first innings. Afghanistan opted to bat first. At the very first, after 13.1 overs, Afghanistan’s score was 63/3. From that end, Afghan skipper Shahidi scored 80 in 88 balls. It was a pure captain’s inning. Omarzai was also playing well. He scored 62 in 69 balls. Mohammad Nabi scored 19 runs. After that again the wickets were getting down fast. Then Naveen ul Haq came to bat.
The Naveen ul Haq vs Virat Kohli rivalry started in IPL 2023. Both these plays had a heated argument. Even Gautam Gambhir was also associated in this matter. Today, when Naveen was batting, the whole stadium started cheering ‘Kohli…Kohli’.
When Naveen ul Haq was batting a reaction caught attention. In the 49th over, when Naveen ul Haq was batting, KL Rahul was not collecting the ball properly to run out the Afghan batter. On Jasprit Bumrah’s second delivery, Naveen flicked towards the fine leg where Virat was fielding. Naveen managed to get two runs. The run-out was missed. Virat was angry with KL.
A quick match tour:
Initially, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. They didn’t have a good start. After 13.1 overs they were 63/3. Then skipper Shahiba played the captain’s innings. He scored 80 in 88 balls. He smashed 8 boundaries and 1 over-boundary. Omarzai also played well. He scored 62 in 69 balls. Afghanistan managed to score 272/8 in 50 overs.
Indian batters also played well. Jasprit Bumrah was in a different place. He took 4 wickets in
39 balls. Hardik Pandya picked up 2 wickets in 43 runs. Shardul and Kuldeep took one each. Siraj had a bad day with the ball. He ended the day without any wickets.
India started with a bang. Rohit and Ishan are back in full form. Rohit is in a different place. He is batting on 103 in 66 balls. Till now, he smashed 13 boundaries and 4 over-boundaries. Ishan Kishan missed his half-century by 3 runs. He got out on 47 runs. Virat Kohli just came to bat. This is going to be an exciting fixture.
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