Virat Kohli is known as one of the best fielders of India. Along with guiding India to victory, the Indian captain has also proved his mettle on the fielding grabbing the best of catches. But, this time during the first T20 international against Australia the case was quite reverse. The Indian skipper Kohli surprisingly dropped an easy catch which could have dismissed Aaron Finch quite early in the game. It was during the fourth over that Aaron Finch was trying to go for an aerial route while Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on the bowling duties. Spidercam 'Saves' Glenn Maxwell During IND vs AUS 1st T20I at the Gabba, Watch Video.
But the Aussie skipper mistimed the shot and Kohli who was stationed at the covers could not grab the ball on time and it went past him. The clip of Virat Kohli dropping an easy catch went viral and was shared on the various social media website. Check out the video below: IND vs AUS 1st T20I Live Score
DROPPED! 😱
A huge chance goes begging from the #India captain @imVkohli - dropping Aaron Finch early.
LIVE: https://t.co/dMljzRnlNG pic.twitter.com/1cwKMsaAbG
— Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) November 21, 2018
As of now, rain has obstructed the play between India and Australia. However, the official handle of the BCCI informed the game resuming soon.
It's pouring here at The Gabba. We will get back with an update soon #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/nmNkWYJjX2
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 21, 2018
The hosts made the score of 158 runs. However, the target was revised after the implementation of the D/L method. It was Glenn Maxwell who gave the hosts the much-needed runs and made the team reach a respectable total. He made 46 runs from 24 balls hitting four maximums. The target now is 174 runs and Indian openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma were the ones who were batting for the side while going online.
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