Starc dismisses Kohli: The Australian fast bowler was seen as bringing an end to the Indian captain’s labouring innings.
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During the second day of the third Test of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Melbourne, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc’s short delivery saw the end of India captain Virat Kohli as he nearly gave his wicket away after a labouring innings.
It all happened on the penultimate delivery of the 123rd over when Kohli’s attempt to ramp a short ball from Starc resulted in him hitting it down the throat of Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch, who was placed over there for the same shot.
After having toiled so hard since yesterday, the smile on Starc’s face was evident of the fact that he has got the breakthrough which his team needed the most. Given the mdoe of dismissal, perhaps, he also realized that he was a tad lucky.
Given the amount of time which Kohli had spent at the crease since yesterday, it was all but natural of him to score a formidable total. In which wasn’t the case, he ended up playing a loose shot to culminate his innings. Kohli ended up scoring 82 (204) with the help of nine fours.
Coming in to bat at his usual No. 4 in the 55th over, Kohli shared a 160-run partnership for the third wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara.
Resuming his innings at 47* in the morning, Kohli completed his 20th Test half-century on the last delivery of the first over today. While Pujara was playing in his archetype manner, Kohli was seen doing the otherwise for seldom do you see not attacking the opposition bowlers after getting his eye in.
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