ICC T20 World Cup 2021: “Standing Next To Virat Kohli At The Toss Will Be A Special Occasion For Anyone” – Kyle Coetzer

Scotland Skipper Kyle Coetzer is excited and looking forward to the match against India in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He also said, it will be a special moment for him and anyone to stand besides Virat Kohli during the toss ceremony.

“That game is going to be the biggest (for us at the T20 World Cup), if not the biggest that Scotland has ever played. Standing next to Virat at the toss will be a special occasion for anyone, not just myself. He is an idol of the game, a stylish man the way he scores his runs,” Coetzer was quoted as saying by Indian Express.

According to the Scotland captain, the match against India will be the biggest match of the tournament for them in this mega event.

“I was fortunate enough to bump into him in the lift earlier today. I have had occasions in the past to spend some time with him and have a chat. But Virat Kohli is someone I haven’t had any opportunity to have a conversation with. Look, we want to play hard, trying to push India as hard as we possibly can on the day. But we have to be realistic.”

I have to do two other jobs – Kyle Coetzer

“I was born in Aberdeen. Raised in Aberdeen. Learnt my cricket in Aberdeen.” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

There’s no denying the passion skipper Kyle Coetzer has for cricket and his homeland 👏#T20WorldCup https://t.co/9qJ4xkVMCE

— ICC (@ICC) October 27, 2021

Scotland has made way for itself, earning respect through the qualifiers of the ICC T20 World Cup, by defeating Bangladesh on the opening day. Going further, they went on to defeat Papua New Guinea and Oman to gain entry into the Super12s. Scotland skipper Coetzer also shared his other profession and added:

“I’m one of those with a contract, but I have to do two other jobs. All my jobs are involved in cricket, coaching at Durham and also various minor counties, and I run a local club as well. What I tell you, we need to find more money for the guys to be solely focused on cricket. It’s so important for us (Scotland cricket) is to find extra funding. We need to find some sponsors.” Coetzer added.

However, Scotland could not carry their form in the super 12 as they were thrashed by Afghanistan by 130 runs before Namibia defeated them by four wickets.