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'Do half as much work as Kohli… Why did the Indian coach say this in the dressing room? (Pic Credit: BCCI)
The T20 series between India and Afghanistan ended on a high note. It was an ending that hardly anyone expected. Team India had captured the series by winning the first and second match but the last match played in Bengaluru saw a tough competition and finally after 40 overs and 2 super overs, Team India managed to win. This match, Virat Kohli could not do anything special with his bat, but still in the dressing room of Team India, the Indian coach advised the young players to learn from him.
Team India won the second Super Over in the third and final match of the T20 series at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on January 17. In this match, Team India batted first and scored 212 runs. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant century but Virat Kohli got out without opening his account on the first ball. After this, Virat did not bat even in the Super Over and overall he could not score any runs for the team with his bat.
Failed in batting, changed the game with fielding
Despite this, Virat Kohli had a big contribution in this victory of Team India. Former captain Kohli did not score any runs but he saved runs and also took wickets through excellent fielding. Kohli first took a huge leap over the long on boundary to block a six and concede only 1 run. After this, he ran for 38 meters and took a great catch. If Kohli had failed in these two tasks, the match would have ended before the tie. Then in the first super over, Kohli caught the ball quickly and ran out Gulbadin Naib.
Excellent effort near the ropes!
Howโs that for a save from Virat Kohli ๐๐
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โ BCCI (@BCCI) January 17, 2024
Fielding medal won
In such a situation, it will not be wrong to say that Kohli contributed to this memorable victory of the team. His contribution was also appreciated in the dressing room of Team India. Team India has also implemented the 'Fielder of the Match' rule introduced from World Cup 2023 on the series and fielding coach T. Dileep has given Kohli the 'Fielder of the Series' medal. Before giving the medal, Dileep advised the youngsters of the team that even at the age of 35, Kohli is so fit on the field.
Virat Kohli in the field was incredible today๐ฅ
~Covered alomost 40m to take a catch
~Saved 6
And that throw in super over#INDvsAFG #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/e7oqYG7IWLโ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ (@_BornToLive_) January 17, 2024
The coach gave advice to the youth
Dileep recounted an anecdote from the West Indies tour before the World Cup, where Kohli was part of the Test series. Dileep said that Kohli came to him and told him that he did not want to field in the slips, instead he should be deployed in difficult positions like short leg and silly point so that he could challenge himself and his young teammates. can give The fielding coach called it an inspiration for the youngsters and said that if they too do half as much as Kohli on the fielding front, the team's fielding will be formidable.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ง๐ฆ | ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
After a fantastic 3โฃ-0โฃ win over Afghanistan, itโs time to find out who won the much-awaited Fielder of the Series Medal ๐ ๐
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โ BCCI (@BCCI) January 18, 2024
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