Watch: Virat Kohli toenailed a direct hit at the non-striker’s end to return Gujarat Titans’ Shahrukh Khan throughout the 2024 Indian Premier League clash in Bengaluru on Saturday (May 4).
Gujarat Titans were shaken early, shedding their initial 3 arches for 19 runs prior to David Miller and Shahrukh Khan reanimated the innings with a 61-run stand. But they shed 2 fast arches yet once more, with Miller departing for a 20-ball 30 in the 12th over and Shahrukh following him back to the structure 6 spheres later on.
While Miller was rejected by Karn Sharma, Shahrukh’s was because of his downfall. Striker Rahul Tewatia played the distribution by Vijaykumar Vyshak in the direction of the off-side and both batters gone for a fast run. However, Tewatia sent out Shahrukh back as quickly as he saw Kohli fee in to gather the round.
Shahrukh was midway down the fold at this factor however rather than diminishing directly to safety and security, he maintained his eyes on the round. This likewise suggested that he did not run back straight to the non-striker’s end, which provided Kohli adequate time to obtain a direct include. Replays verified that Shahrukh was certainly except his fold and was eliminated with the group rating at 87-5.
Kohli commemorated with a flying kiss as Shahrukh strolled back for 37 in 24 spheres, top-scoring in Gujarat’s abysmal initial innings where they handled to make 147.
Watch Kohli’s direct toss to go out Shahrukh Khan right here:
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