crew India Currently playing in Leicester where they will take on the hosts in a warm-up match before the one-off Test at Edgbaston. Last year the game was scheduled at Old Trafford in Manchester, but the match was canceled after several Covid-19 cases were reported in the Indian camp. The five-match series saw India win at Lord’s, losing badly at Leeds, only to come back and win at Trent Bridge. Indian fans would like their team not to miss Edgbaston where their chance of winning a historic series could be less than begging.
During this all eyes were fixed Virat Kohli Who scored 33 runs in that practice match. One of the most flamboyant cricketers, Kohli can be jovial at times. He used his time in the middle to entertain himself as he tried to copy Joe Root’s bat magic trick where his bat was just ‘standing’. Although Kohli had some fun in doing so, he gave up after some time.
Further, former England captain Michael Vaughan reacted to the viral video and took a dig at Kohli, saying, “Virat is not in the form of Joe in the bat balancing league.” Vaughan’s statements can easily be interpreted in another way such as saying that Kohli is just not up for the job if he is compared to Joe Root. While the former India captain has struggled with the bat, Root has amassed eight centuries in the last 18 months or so with his latest one leading up to a win against New Zealand at Lord’s.
Virat is not in the same bat balancing league as Joe https://t.co/CJSvpPVB0W
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 23 June 2022
Recently, Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma also revealed the rivalry between his ward and the former England captain. In a week or so, both will be face to face again.
“Both are excellent players. A healthy rivalry is always in the back of the mind, that he has come close to you or has overtaken you, or that you are close to the other person’s record. You definitely think about it sitting in a hotel or dressing room.”
“You forget this rivalry when you go over the boundary line, then you just wait for the next ball and you have to see how your runs are scored. Which route or anyone else doesn’t come to your mind.
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