Virat Kohli chose to shock fans yet again, as he bowled for the second time in the ODI World Cup 2023. As India set a mammoth 411-run target for Netherlands in the final game of the league stage of the tournament, King Kohli was one of the bowling options tried by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. The star Indian batter was seen having a go will the ball in the nets a few weeks ago as well.
Virat Kohli strikes at IND vs NED, with the ball!
Virat Kohli managed to reap a reward for his bowling as he dismissed Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards. The opposition skipper was dismissed for just 17 runs off 30 deliveries, as he was caught behind by KL Rahul. Virat Kohli’s latest wicket came after a gap of 9 years, with his last wicket coming in 2014. To be precise, the gap between Kohli’s last wicket and the latest one is exactly 3572 days.
Here’s the moment when Virat Kohli struck during the IND vs NED contest
India were indeed having a field day out at at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as they tried unusual bowling options. After Virat Kohi, youngster Shubman Gill was also given an over as Netherlands struggled to get going against India.