Watch: The Indian team management presented Virat Kohli with a medal inside the dressing room after the hard-fought victory over Australia in Chennai on October 8, which he received and celebrated with enthusiasm.
India overcame a scare in their World Cup opener against Australia on October 8 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. They were 2-3 but Virat Kohli and KL Rahul revived the innings and won by one run. 200 tracking.
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood rocked India from the start, taking three wickets in the first two overs as Rahul, who has been in great form since returning from injury, partnered Kohli to begin the rebuild.
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Kohli’s missed catch by Mitchell Marsh didn’t help Australia, although the Indian duo put together a 165-run partnership for the fourth wicket. This is the record for most wickets between India and Australia in a World Cup. .
Rahul mistimed a pitch from Pat Cummins that should have tied the score and took him to 95, and although he was too good for the winning six, he remained unbeaten in 97. da6 games would have taken him to 100.
Earlier in the day, India spinners R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav combined for 6-104 in 30 overs as Australia were bowled out for 199. Kohli was always live streaming on the pitch and orchestrating the crowd as usual.
After the match, Kohli was presented with a medal in his locker room speech to ensure the right fielder was in the right position. Kohli enthusiastically accepted the medal in typical flamboyant fashion, biting it with his teeth as athletes usually do on the Olympic podium.
Watch Virat Kohli receive a dressing-room medal in style and bite it between his teeth after victory against Australia:
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– « (@KohlifiedGal) 9. 2023 年 10 月
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