India Loses its Mind Over as Virat Kohli Bowls in | ODI for First Time in Six Years. After superstar batsman Virat Kohli did something against Bangladesh that he hasn’t done in six years, India went absolutely crazy.
Hardik Pandya had to leave the field due to an injury he suffered while bowling 3 balls in the 9th over, due to which India’s best batsman Virat Kohli had to come to the field to bowl 3 balls.
Hyderabad: The audience at Pune Stadium went crazy watching their favourite batting sensation turn his arm over for the first time in a World Cup since 2015 when former Indian captain Virat Kohli bowled on Thursday in the World Cup match against Bangladesh.
Hardik Pandya, who was bowling the ninth over of the contest, had to leave the field after picking up an injury after bowling three deliveries, forcing India’s star batsman to pitch in with the ball and bowl three deliveries.
Pandya pushed his right boot out after the all-rounder’s third delivery was blasted down the ground, but he slipped and fell awkwardly on his left leg.
Even after being pulled to his feet, he was hardly able to stand, much less move freely enough to run.
Who better to bowl his final three balls than none other than King Kohli?
The crowd responded to the decision with great enthusiasm.
Nasser Hussain commented, saying, “Oh my goodness. Tell me, please, that it is occuring.
“It’s going to be Kohli’s golden arm with the ball; they came to watch Kohli the batter.”
It’s not very irregular, but it’s also not a frequent event.
In a T20 match in August of last year, Kohli bowled one over against Hong Kong. He bowled a Test match against New Zealand in 2020.
Although he has bowled in 48 ODI matches, he hasn’t done so in a 50-over match since August 2017 against Sri Lanka.
For the record, Kohli’s bowling figures are as follows: four wickets, 166.25 average, 160.2 strike rate, and 6.22 runs economy per over.
With a fastest ball of 104.2 km/h, Kohli is a very medium bowler by the numbers provided by Cricinfo. He is a right arm medium bowler.
But while the audience cheered his name, he was also hit for just two runs off his three balls.He made careful to exit the over with almost minimal damage, and he was also getting some excellent swing.
“Virat Kohli is the most economical bowler after Jasprit Bumrah,” a fan stated. How soon do you think Virat and Rohit will bowl again?
Given that Shardul Thakur’s tenth over yielded 16 runs, perhaps Kohli ought to have bowled one more over.
India recovered when they eventually took the first wicket in the 15th over, with the score at 93.Positively, Tanzid Hasan made his first-ever one-day international fifty for Bangladesh.
The 22-year-old left-hander hit an astounding 51 off 43 balls, including five fours and three sixes. His prior best score in eight games at this level was 16.
After stand-in Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, filling in for the injured Shakib Al Hasan, won the toss, he and Liton Das had an opening stand of 93.
However, India recovered the run rate as the wickets started to fall, limiting Bangladesh to 8/256 off the 50 overs.