SA vs Ind, 3rd Test: Virat Kohli’s Chat With SA Fielders After DRS Appeal On Day 1 Of 3rd Test Goes Viral
The first day of the third Test match between South Africa and India lived up to expectations generated from their earlier duels in the ongoing series. The ups and downs on Day 1 proved that the decider could well be headed towards a fitting end to a well-contested series. Apart from the class of the South African bowlers on display, the visitors were led by a confident Virat Kohli, something that reflected on his movements, footwork and an array of mesmerizing strokes. However, the returning Indian skipper did find himself in the middle of some chit-chat on the field on certain occasions. One such event happened when there was a massive caught-behind appeal against him off Duanne Oliver’s bowling.
DRS showed there was a tiny spike on the UltraEldge, however, further slow-motion replays captured the ball kissing the thigh-pads instead of the bat.
While the visibly shocked Proteas players stood firm on their ground, Kohli and opposition captain Dean Elgar engaged in a chat which ended with the latter shaking his head in disappointment.
A smile to kick off Kohli’s new year pic.twitter.com/45HYj55MDx
— Benaam Baadshah (@BenaamBaadshah4) January 11, 2022
Kohli never shies away from a ‘friendly’ chat pic.twitter.com/2brc33VEtE
— Benaam Baadshah (@BenaamBaadshah4) January 11, 2022
The shake of the head. McGrath would be proud pic.twitter.com/rqyl09HGI3
— Benaam Baadshah (@BenaamBaadshah4) January 11, 2022
However, despite all the events that transpired, the image of Kohli standing in front of the South African players showed ironically, how he was India’s lone fighter last night.
How would you rate this innings amongst Virat Kohli’s #SAvIND #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/stukLaMVIG
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) January 11, 2022
Reactions to that image came from all quarters of the cricketing circle:
— Taru mgr (@tarumgr27) January 11, 2022
This 79 is much better than a 100
Dissapointed but a fab knock.Iss baar bhi India ko presseure se nikala.All Kohli wanted was support jo usse batting mein nahi mila.I miss #RohIrat knocks.They both together were just Fire!
Well played Captain .You’re truly the best Test Captain!
— Just Perfect!! (@JustJustperfect) January 12, 2022
Kohli was finally dismissed for 79 runs as he ran out of partners towards the end of the innings. India finished with 223 runs on the board.
South Africa, in reply, were placed at 17/1 at Stumps as they lost the key wicket of skipper Elgar to pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
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