Virat Kohli Reached his 20th Half-Century with a Classic Shot During India vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 2! (Watch Video)
The day 2 of the match between India vs Australia started off on a sour note for the visitors and they lost their openers KL Rahul and Murali Vijay quite early in the game at the Perth Stadium.
The day 2 of the match between India vs Australia started off on a sour note for the visitors and they lost their openers KL Rahul and Murali Vijay quite early in the game at the Perth Stadium. Cheteshwar Pujara who also made way to the pavilion quite early in the game made 24 runs from 203 balls. India had put up 83 runs on the board. Then came Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane who made 82 and 51 runs respectively. But what caught the attention was the shot that Virat Kohli played while reaching his 20th half-century.
The Indian skipper reached his 20th half-century while Pat Cummins was bowling. Kohli took an edge and the ball ran towards the boundary. He achieved the milestone with a four. The video of Kohli’s four went viral and was shared by the official handle of Cricket Australia. “The India skipper in ominous touch as he brings up his fifty. #AUSvIND | @Domaincomau,” read the caption of the video. IND 172/3 in 69 Overs | STUMPS | India vs Australia 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Visitors Trail by 154 runs.
Talking about the match, Mitchell Starc claimed a couple of wickets. Josh Hazelwood got the wicket of KL Rahul who scored a couple of runs from 17 balls. Murali Vijay got out on a duck and faced 12 balls. Virat Kohli hit nine fours whereas Rahane hit six fours and one six. By the end of the day, India made 172 runs by losing three wickets. India now trails by 154 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the innings.
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