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WATCH: Virat Kohli drops sitter to give reprieve to Ross Taylor; covers face in embarrassment

Dixit Bhargav
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WATCH: Virat Kohli drops sitter to give reprieve to Ross Taylor; covers face in embarrassment

Virat Kohli drops sitter: The Indian captain ended up dropping a straightforward chance in the 18th over of the innings.

During the second T20I of the ongoing India’s tour of New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland, India captain Virat Kohli was seen dropping a straightforward chance to give a massive reprieve to veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor.

It all happened on the third delivery of the 18th over when Taylor hit a Jasprit Bumrah delivery down the ground. With minimal timing on the ball, Taylor hit it towards Kohli who was fielding at long-on.

Coming forward to grab the catch, Kohli’s attempt of taking a reverse-cup catch saw him dropping it altogether. Considering the level of the catch, the 31-year old player was himself seen covering his face in embarrassment after throwing the ball back to Bumrah at the non-striker’s end.

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It is worth mentioning that Kohli had played a vital role in the fall of New Zealand’s first two wickets. That being said, him dropping a sitter after registering two good catches was hard to digest.

Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the second over, Kohli (11) registered a rare failure in the chase as he was out caught behind off New Zealand seamer Tim Southee.

India wicket-keeper batsman Lokesh Rahul once again top-scored for the visitors. In what was his 11th T20I half-century, Rahul scoring 57* (50) with the help of three fours and two sixes played a pivotal role in India chasing a 133-run target in the 18th over.

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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