India has misplaced its collective thoughts after former skipper Virat Kohli was introduced on to bowl within the World Cup conflict in opposition to Bangladesh.
The host nation had been rocked when Hardik Pandya pulled up lame when he bowled the ninth over of the innings.
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The all-rounder’s third ball was smashed down the bottom and Pandya caught his proper boot out earlier than slipping and falling awkwardly on his left leg.
When he was helped to his toes, he may barely stand, not to mention run freely sufficient to run.
So somebody wanted to bowl his final three balls — so who else however King Kohli?
The determination was met with an unlimited response from the followers.
In commentary, Nasser Hussain mentioned: “Oh my word. Tell me, tell me it’s happening.
“They came to watch Kohli the batter, it’s going to be Kohli’s golden arm with the ball.”
While it’s not a typical incidence, it’s not that irregular both.
Kohli bowled an over in opposition to Hong Kong in a T20 in August final yr. In 2020, he bowled a Test over in opposition to New Zealand.
But whereas he’s bowled on 48 earlier events in ODI cricket, he hasn’t bowled in a 50-over conflict since August 2017 in opposition to Sri Lanka.
For the file, Kohli’s bowling stats are 4 wickets, a mean of 166.25, strike charge of 160.2 and financial system of 6.22 runs per over.
According to Cricinfo’s statistics, Kohli is a proper arm medium bowler and it’s secure to say he’s a really medium bowler, bowling his quickest ball at 104.2km/h.
But he was additionally hit for simply two runs off his three balls as the gang chanted his identify.
He was getting some good swing as nicely and made positive to get out of the over with subsequent to no harm.
One fan mentioned: “Virat Kohli is the most economical bowler after Jasprit Bumrah. What do you think Rohit, Virat will bowling again!”
Maybe Kohli ought to have bowled one other over — the tenth over from Shardul Thakur went for 16 runs.
But India bounced again after lastly snagging the primary wicket within the fifteenth over with the rating on 93.
On the plus facet for Bangladesh, Tanzid Hasan struck his maiden one-day worldwide fifty.
The 22-year-old left-hander, whose earlier highest rating in eight matches at this degree was 16, made a formidable 51 off 43 balls together with 5 fours and three sixes.
Together with Liton Das, he shared a gap stand of 93 after stand-in Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, deputising for the injured Shakib Al Hasan, received the toss.
But because the wickets started to fall, India clawed the run charge again, proscribing Bangladesh to eight/256 off the 50 overs.
Source: www.news.com.au
