Before Sunday’s match against Netherlands, Virat Kohli had bowled few overs against Bangladesh to complete Hardik Pandya’s over in ODI World Cup 2023.
New Delhi: Virat Kohli just made the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 more special for all the Indian cricket fans with his maiden wicket in the mega extravaganza. He dismissed Netherlands captain Scott Edwards in his second over at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. The former India captain tried bowling a wide but Edwards doesn’t want him to bowl an extra. Edwards tried to glance the ball away down the leg-side but KL Rahul did brilliant work behind the stumps to complete the catch. The whole crowd erupts.
Virat Kohli gets his first World Cup wicket 😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/nXfm4Jrcl5
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Following the wicket, Kohli went wild in celebrations. Earlier, the fans at the stadium were caught chanting ‘Kohli ko bowling do’. He also gestured towards his wife Anushka Sharma who was also seen celebrating his wicket.
Earlier, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul struck magnificent centuries as India produced a solid batting display to post a mammoth 410/4 while batting first. Iyer (128 not out off 94 balls) slammed a career-best ODI ton, while KL Rahul (102 off 64 balls) hit the fastest World Cup hundred by an Indian as the duo added 208 runs off 128 balls.
Rohit Sharma (61), Virat Kohli (51) and Shubman Gill (51) also scored sizzling fifties after India opted to bat. For the Dutch, Bas de Leede (2/82), Paul van Meekeren (1/90) and Roelof van der Merwe (1/53) shared the wickets.