Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli managed to redeem himself after dropping an easy catch as he claimed a tricky one-handed catch during the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 clash against Nepal at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Indian cricket fans were left disappointed after Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and Ishan Kishan dropped three catches to give a strong start to Nepal in the group match in the Asia Cup 2023 on Monday.
The game began with team India winning the toss and electing to bowl first, however, the decision seemed to backfire. More than the bowlers, the fielders let India down in the first six overs, as the fielders failed to capitalize on the opportunities on the opportunities. In the initial overs, three easy catches were dropped.
Virat Kohli Trolled For Dropping Catch
The players looked underwhelming on the field given it is a do-or-die for both the teams to qualify for the Super 4 round. The disappointed fans started trolling the players left, right, and center for dropping crucial catches.
Firstly, Shreyas Iyer dropped an easy catch at first slip on the last ball of the first over. On the very next ball. Kohli dropped an easy catch off Aasif Sheikh on the innings’ only seventh ball at cover. Aasif went on to smash a brilliant fifty and seemed in good rhythm for a big knock at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. A few overs later, Ishan Kishan also dropped a simple catch off Mohammed Shami’s bowling.
The dropped catches proved costly as Bhurtel and Sheikh capitalized on the lifelines given by the Indian players. They formed a brilliant partnership for Nepal. However, Shardul Thakur managed to provide a breakthrough for India by dismissing Bhurtel, who had been a key figure in Nepal’s batting lineup.
Kohli Redeems Himself With One-handed Stunner
But star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja pulled India back in the game with three wickets in quick succession. Indian spinners also showed some brilliance on the field to make amends for the dropped catches to put India back in the driving seat.
Sometime later, Virat Kohli pulled off a stunning one-handed catch at short covers off Mohammed Siraj’s delivery to dismiss Aasif. The video of the same has been going viral on the internet:
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Nepal Playing XI: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Bhim Sharki, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
