Rohit Sharma reflects on Virat Kohli’s duck in dramatic 3rd T20I. Virat Kohli scored his first golden duck in the third T20I against Afghanistan in Bengaluru.
Star India batsman Virat Kohli had a forgettable second innings in his T20I return. Recording his first golden duck in the format. During the third T20I on Wednesday, January 17 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The right-handed batter dismiss by Afghanistan’s Fareed Ahmed, who blasted his first delivery straight to Ibrahim Zadran at mid-off.
Reflecting on Kohli’s elimination, India captain Rohit Sharma revealed that the 35-year-old attempt to go hard from the start, which he does not generally do. Notably, Kohli face the Afghanistan seamers early in his batting during the second T20I, scoring 29 (16) before being caught at mid-off by Naveen ul Haq.
“All we need to do is clarify the players’ positions and the style of cricket we want them to play. The boys know what to expect when they arrive on the ground. As you saw today, Kohli wanted to go hard from the start, which is unusual for him, but he demonstrated his determination. Same with Samson; he got out on the first ball, but the intent was there,” Rohit told Jio Cinema.
It was his fifth duck in T20Is and 35th overall in international cricket. Eclipsing his idol Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most ducks by an Indian hitter (excluding tailenders). The Delhi-born cricketer was also just six runs away from becoming the first Indian to reach 12,000 T20 runs. He failed to accomplish so at the home field of his IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Notably, Kohli has 11,994 runs in T20 cricket from 359 innings. An average of 41.21 and a strike rate of 133.42, including 8 hundreds and 91 fifties. Rohit Sharma, India’s captain, is the second Indian on the list, with 11156 runs from 413 innings.
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Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh bail India out of trouble in 3rd T20I
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma (121* off 69) and Rinku Singh (69* off 39) combined for a record-breaking 190*-run stand for the fifth wicket off 95 balls, helping India recover from 22/4 to 212/4 against Afghanistan in the third T20I. Afghanistan matched the score with fifties from Rahmanullah Gurbaz (50 off 32), Ibrahim Zadran (50 off 41), and Gulbadin Naib (55* off 23). The winner of the match was ultimately determined by two super overs, with Ravi Bishnoi successfully defending 11 runs in the second to secure victory for the Men in Blue.
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