former captain of india Virat Kohli dry century The fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Friday did not finish as they were bowled by English pacer Matthew Potts in the 25th over in the first innings. Kohli, who was batting on 11 off 19 balls with two boundaries, was trying to drop the ball just outside the off-stump. The ball skidded and hit Kohli’s bat while he was in the middle of the off-stump and hit the middle of the off-stump.
As soon as Kohli was dismissed, a picture was shared online in which Potts can be seen training with Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi. A Twitter user claimed that Potts learned from the speedster of Men in Green.
Matthew Potts has now dismissed Kane Williamson thrice in four innings and Virat Kohli once in an innings.#Engwind pic.twitter.com/j9fshHOtXQ— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) 1 July 2022
Throwback: Matthew Potts is getting some tips from Qalandars’ bowling leader Shaheen Afridi during the Pakistan Super League earlier this year!#Cricket pic.twitter.com/4LSUhsgzub— grassroots cricket (@grassrootscric) 1 July 2022
Matthew Potts is learning from the best.#Engwind pic.twitter.com/eoO7oEz17c
— change of pace (@ChangeofPace414) 1 July 2022
Durham seamer Matthew Potts represented Lahore Qalandars in the early stages of the 2022 Pakistan Super League. Potts excelled for Durham in the T20I Blast, ending the 2019, 2020 and 2021 campaigns as the club’s leading wicket-taker. Overall, he has taken 49 wickets at an average of 22 in T20 cricket. He also enjoyed red-ball success for Durham, taking 42 wickets in 18 first-class matches, as well as three wickets in five matches for the Northern Superchargers. In a hundred
Meanwhile, Virat has faced a rough patch over the years. Kohli, who scored his last century in November 2019, currently has 71 international hundreds to his name. He has scored 27 centuries in Tests and 43 in ODIs. It has been 952 days since Kohli scored a century in international cricket.