Team India skipper Virat Kohli once again failed to convert a start in the second innings of the Oval Test on Sunday. The talismanic run-scorer, whose long wait for a century continues, punched the door of the dressing room in frustration after getting out to Moeen Ali.
Meanwhile, India didn’t have the best of starts on day 4 losing Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane cheaply. However, Virat Kohli looked in rhythm and played a couple of gorgeous-looking drives that ran to the boundary like a bullet.
India lose another one!
Moeen Ali gets the big wicket of Virat Kohli for 44.
🇮🇳 are 312/6 and lead by 213.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/zRhnFiKhzZ pic.twitter.com/Orj9CrmYM5
— ICC (@ICC) September 5, 2021
Just when Kohli looked all set in the middle, a simple delivery from Moeen Ali undid all the hard work. Virat Kohli committed himself with a long stride playing for a turn but the ball held onto his line after pitching only to find Kohli’s edge on his way to the first slip fielder.
Disgusted to convert the star, Virat Kohli was seen punching the door of the dressing room on his way back.
Watch the clip here:
https://twitter.com/BhanuBhakta2058/status/1434481046020505601?s=20
With Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur in the middle, India will look to bat as long as possible and post a mammoth total in the scoreboard to give themselves the best chance to bowl out England and go 2-1 up in the series.
Virat Kohli completes 1000 runs in England
Virat Kohli completed 1000 runs in Test cricket in England – the stand out was 2018 series, one of the best one man shows ever in the toughest of all conditions.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 5, 2021
Virat Kohli has completed 1000 Test runs in England. He has toured three times to England since his debut – 2014, 2018, and 2021. He has 1002 runs from 15 matches at an average of 34.55, including two centuries.
Kohli is also one of the three subcontinent batters to score 1000 runs both in England and Australia after Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
