Virat Kohli picked the fastest sprinter between MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers (Twitter Image)
Virat Kohli picks the fastest runner between the wickets in MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers during a chat with his former RCB teammate
AB de Villiers invited Virat Kohli For a fun chat session on ‘360 Show’ on Tuesday, the pair revealed the fastest and worst runner between the wickets. Interestingly, the two best friends were not allowed to name each other so Kohli chose M S Dhoni While de Villiers chose Faf du Plessis.
Ahead of the third ODI between India and Australia in Chennai, Virat indulged in a fun-filled live session with his long-time friend and former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) teammate de Villiers, where he shared interesting details from his career.
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After a brief open-wheeling conversation, Virat and AB de Villiers participated in a ‘quick singles’ round where they were asked to name the fastest among the wickets they played with.
Kohli thus unexpectedly named Dhoni as the former Indian skipper was known for his blistering pace between the 22 yards and de Villiers picked his compatriot du Plessis. Virat even revealed that when he was playing with Dhoni and ABD, he didn’t even need to take calls between the wickets.
“Definitely, it’s not even a question, I’ve been asked this question before, AB (de Villiers) is among the fastest wickets ever, the only other person with whom I had so much coordination and understanding was MS (Dhoni). Now I don’t know about the pace between the wickets, but with him and MS, I won’t even need to take calls,” the 34-year-old said.
Later, when asked about the best atmosphere he had experienced in his career, the talismanic batsman named the 2016 IPL final when Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the summit clash, but also the 2011 ODI World Cup. Picked up the cup final as well as the T20 World. Cup match against Pakistan from last year in IPL final with RCB.
“The best atmosphere I have experienced, the IPL final in 2016 was a very special day, it was very intense, but above that was the World Cup final in Mumbai in 2011, it was an unbelievable atmosphere. I played against Pakistan at the MCG. Haven’t experienced anything like it till October 23. That night was something else, it was more than just an experience of the game,” Virat said.
Kohli was then asked to pick the worst runner among the wickets and said that his choice would be controversial, but jokingly named Cheteshwar Pujara.
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He would then reveal a story from India’s tour of South Africa in 2018 when, during the Centurion Test, Pujara ran out his partner in the first innings and then himself in the second innings.
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