India national cricket team Virat Kohli hogged all the limelight on the field in the ongoing fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia. The match between the two teams will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
Virat Kohli brought his captaincy style into the ongoing match as he was actively involved in strategizing and planning with skipper Rohit Sharma. Not only this, he would also talk to the bowlers, imparting his valuable inputs to them as well.
Virat Kohli put the field on when Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deb were bowling
Virat Kohli was also seen getting ready to pitch when Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deb were bowling. The former India national cricket team captain also ran towards both the bowlers during the overs to discuss the various plans of the Australian batsmen.
One of the crucial moments came when he scored the wicket of Steve Smith for Mohammed Siraj. Standing in the slips, the India National Cricket Team player is seen asking the fast bowler to bowl from the corner while the Australia National Cricket Team likes to play shots from there.
Virat Kohli was seen shouting: “Kone se…Kone See. Har ball kone se. Usko pasand hai kone se. (Throw it from the corner).”
But Mohammed Siraj did not exactly do that, as Virat Kohli suggested. India National Cricket Team bowled a wide half-volley, which Steve Smith tried to capitalize on but did not move his feet much. The batsman tried to penetrate the covers aggressively but ended up getting an outside edge which was caught by Rishabh Pant.
“Kone se…Kone see. Every ball of Kone. Usko pasand hai kone se” – Virat Kohli’s plan for Mohammed Siraj to remove Steve Smith
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Kohli’s plan worked like a charm as Siraj sent Smith back to the dugout! #AUSvINDOnStar Fourth test, fourth day | Live now! | #The toughest competition #BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/xNP2jCXMrM
– Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 29, 2024
The players of the Indian national cricket team were breathing fire with the ball
Steve Smith, who slammed a big century in the first innings, failed to make an impact in the second innings. He scored just 15 runs as the Australia national cricket team came under pressure from the hard work of the Indian national cricket team players.
The players of the Indian national cricket team, especially Jasprit Bumrah, were breathing fire with the ball. He made the senior pacer of the Australian national cricket team look clueless and troubled them a lot, as they took wickets in the blink of an eye.
Along with him, Mohamed Siraj was also brilliant with the ball. The fast bowler looked out of form in the last few matches but gave his best in the ongoing innings. He supported Jasprit Bumrah brilliantly when Australia came under pressure.
The energy in the Indian camp has been great and the main reason behind that is Virat Kohli. He looked very energetic on the field and was lifting the bowlers. His energy certainly rubbed off on his teammates as they looked to take on Australia under 300 metres.
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