Virat Kohli was dismissed for 1 run in Pune Take a look at© AFP
Yet one more low-cost dismissal for Virat Kohli invited one other important put up on social media from former India star Sanjay Manjrekar. Virat arrived in the midst of the Pune pitch, hoping to revive India’s hopes with the bat towards New Zealand on Day 2 of the second Take a look at. However, after dealing with 8 balls, the talismanic batter was bowled by Mitchell Santner. With simply 1 run scored from 9 balls, Kohli solely had himself in charge for a poor shot choice towards the Kiwi spinner.
Manjrekar known as the shot by Kohli “worst ever in his profession” as others on social media additionally expressed astonishment on the foolish shot a batter of Kohli’s class performed.
“Oh expensive! Virat will know himself that he has simply performed the worst shot of his profession to get out. Bought to really feel for him…coz as all the time he got here out with stable & trustworthy intent,” Manjrekar wrote on X (previously Twitter).
Oh expensive! Virat will know himself that he has simply performed the worst shot of his profession to get out. Bought to really feel for him…coz as all the time he got here out with stable & trustworthy intent.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 25, 2024
India began off the day with 9 wickets in hand. Skipper Rohit Sharma was the one batter to have been dismissed on Day 1, having departed for a duck.
VIRAT KOHLI DISMISSED FOR 1 RUN. THE STADIUM IS STUNNED#INDvNZ #tapmad #DontStopStreaming pic.twitter.com/Ah6uLo4Pzp
— Shadab malik (@shadab_malik18) October 25, 2024
Nonetheless, New Zealand spinner ran riot with the ball, with the likes of Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips bagging 4 and two wickets every respectively to ship seven Indian batters packing earlier than the conclusion of the primary session.
Dropping the toss at first of the Take a look at appeared to have confirmed pricey for India, as New Zealand set an ideal basis after opting to bat first. After dropping the sequence opener in Bengaluru, India cannot afford to lose the second Take a look at towards New Zealand.
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