Virat Kohli can be at his vocal best when he is at the slip cordon. And that statement was confirmed once again when he kept taunting Jonny Bairstow as he was batting on the third day of the Edgbaston Test. Nonetheless, it instigated the batsman, it seems as he went after Mohammed Shami and Mohammad Siraj, slamming their short deliveries out of the park. He used the short stuff he threw at him to good effect as he took a pull shot without mercy. Besides, there was a moment of joy India As he managed to dismiss Ben Stokes, the third day was his only wicket of the first session.
In an interesting passage of the game, Stokes was dismissed at mid-off by skipper Jasprit Bumrah. He was dropped earlier also by Shardul Thakur to much astonishment of the crowd. Still, he hit Thakur straight at mid-off (Bumrah), who released himself from that brilliant catch. During this,
Kohli was at his best as he ran through the pitch, screaming at full throttle. Check it out.
Some things never change#Engwind , #Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/1V5YJLGsuT
– Kohliti Shot!! (@shahrooz_06) 3 July 2022
Virat Kohli is thrilled, he roars #Engwind pic.twitter.com/bdQTJyjr0l
— karamdeep (@oyeekd) 3 July 2022
India pacer Shardul Thakur prepared to drop a regulation skier by dismissing Ben Stokes, but Jonny Bairstow returned to the opposition camp with an unbeaten 91 to help England reach six wickets at lunch on the third day of the rescheduled fifth Test. Reached 200 runs.
Stokes (25) and England’s man of the moment Bairstow added 66 runs for the sixth wicket before Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah created a moment of inspiration on the field, taking a diving screamer off Thakur’s delivery to raise his opposite number. out.
The outing could not have come at a more opportune time for India as an offensive field looked counter-productive as seven boundaries came between 33 and 36 overs.
In fact, in a 10-minute spell, Stokes was dropped twice, first by Shardul, who couldn’t lie down on a skier, when the English captain sped down the track for mistaking it.
The second chance was off the delivery before being dismissed when he flatted Shardul straight to Bumrah at mid-off and to everyone’s fear, he missed a regulation catch.
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