IND BAN 2nd Test: Taskin Ahmed Virat Kohli – Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed fulfilled his long-cherished dream of sitting beside Virat Kohli. Ahmed bonded with the legendary batter in the flight en route to Dhaka and captured the special moment with a selfie. Ahmed gave a fitting caption to the post, which read “Looking forward to the 2nd Test with Virat Kohli.” The Bangladesh pacer was rested for the first Test but is all set to play the second Test against India starting on Thursday (December 22). The hosts are trailing 0-1 in the two-match Test series and are hoping to win the second Test in Dhaka. Follow IND vs BAN Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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IND BAN 2nd Test: Dream come true moment for Taskin Ahmed, Bangladesh pacer gets seated next to Virat Kohli, captures the special moment – Check Out
.@imVkohli was seen batting in the nets just after the completion of the 1st test between @BCCI & @BCBtigers here at Chittagong.
Watch here 👇 how he has already started his preparations for the 2nd test.@AgeasFederal @debasissen @BoriaMajumdar @CricSubhayan #BANvIND #WTC23 pic.twitter.com/UthqZZ2gvU— RevSportz (@RevSportz) December 18, 2022
IND BAN 2nd Test: Taskin Ahmed fit to play the second Test, Virat Kohli aiming to get back to form, sweats out in the training session
With India winning the first Test, the momentum is strongly with visitors. Bangladesh have got a massive shot in the arm with the inclusion of Taskin. The pacer has recovered from a back injury and is ready to play in Dhaka Test. Meanwhile, Kohli sweated out in the training session after the first Test.
Kohli got out to a low score in Chattogram and is ready to make amends in Dhaka. He spent almost 1-hour practicing & was seen ironing out a few issues.
IND vs BAN Test Series- Virat Kohli centuries: It’s been three years since fans got to witness Virat Kohli’s century in Test cricket. . The last time he scored a century was in 2019 at Eden Gardens.
The former skipper had scored 136 runs against Bangladesh with India winning that match by an innings and 46 runs. Fresh from the 72nd century, the former skipper will look to end 1114 days century drought in test format as well during IND vs BAN 2nd Test.
In the 2022 season, Kohli played just played four test matches and scored a total of 220 runs at an average of 31.43. His highest score of 79 runs came against South Africa at Newlands, Capetown.
IND BAN 2nd Test: Dream come true moment for Taskin Ahmed, Bangladesh pacer gets seated next to Virat Kohli, captures the special moment – Check Out