Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss on his 33rd birthday. India are playing Scotland in Dubai tonight and the team has another chance to win the match by a big margin. This was just the second time that India won the toss in the last 15 games. Earlier in the day, New Zealand beat Namibia 52 runs to go up to six points on the points table.

Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl first. He spoke about restricting the opposition to a low score and winning the game as comprehensively as possible. Varun Chakravarthy has been included in the playing XI in place of Shardul Thakur to bolster their spin attack.

Birthday boy got lucky;Virat Kohli wins the toss and chose to field. #INDvSCO

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— KD-National Games 22 🎥📱 (@oyeekd) November 5, 2021

Virat Kohli was a much-relieved man on winning the toss. He spoke about his luck favouring him a bit earlier in the competition.

Virat Kohli Won The Toss & Opted To Bowl First

“We are going to bowl first. Dew is going to be a big factor. Try and restrict them and chase it down convincingly if the situation allows us to. Winning my first toss on my birthday, probably we should have played the first game on my birthday (smiles). The intensity from ball one is important. For us, it’s just about keeping that intensity on for 20 overs. That’s something we expect from people and people have done that over the years as well. Shardul makes way for Varun. He is back fit, so he will be our third spinner” said Kohli after winning the toss.

Twitterverse, meanwhile, congratulated Kohli for winning his first toss in the competition. His winning the toss on his birthday made it even more special.

Wow! @imVkohli gets a birthday present: actually wins the TOSS! Ideally should have happened in the 2 key games but maybe this is a start for a reversal in fortunes! Let’s get a big win guys! 👍#INDvSCO

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) November 5, 2021

Best birthday Gift for him

" Virat Kohli wins the Toss "

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) November 5, 2021

This isn't a drill.
India have won the toss!
VIRAT KOHLI HAS WON THE TOSS! #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/tqD92RAEgm

— Rahul Pandey (@sportstoryguy) November 5, 2021

Happy birthday Virat Kohli. Thanks for the party at toss.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) November 5, 2021

Virat Kohli wins the toss on his birthday.

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 5, 2021

Virat Kohli wins the toss. I don't think he has anything more significant to prove to his haters, detractors and critics. More power to Virat! #WeStandWithVirat#WeStandWithAnushka#WeStandWithShami

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) November 5, 2021

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Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer spoke about batting first and posting a good total on the board. He also spoke about the pressure of playing against India.

“Looks a good deck. Happy to go either way. First of all great occasion for us and Scottish cricket and the associate game. We are playing against some of the best players from the world here and in the last couple of games too. India is another special occasion for us. We have got to go out there, enjoy ourselves and try and express ourselves as much as possible. Same team” said the Scottish skipper.

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