January 21, 2025

Virat Kohli chills by pool in Dharamshala post historic win against New Zealand | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: One day after delivering an exceptional performance in a World Cup match against New Zealand in Dharamshala, star batsman Virat Kohli delighted his fans by sharing a relaxed and stylish snapshot of himself.
In the picture bathed in warm sunlight, Kohli is captured leisurely lounging by the poolside.
Upon sharing the picture, Kohli’s fans wasted no time in making it go viral across the internet.

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Talking about the match, Kohli amassed a total of 95 runs off 104 balls, displaying his prowess with eight boundaries and two maximums, until Matt Henry successfully dismissed him.
India put New Zealand to bat first. Men in Blue was off to a good start, reducing Kiwis to 19/2 in powerplay. But a partnership of 159 runs between Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra (75 in 87 balls, with six fours and a six) helped NZ come back in the game. However, India made a comeback in later stages, bundling out Kiwis for 273 runs in 50 overs.
Shami (5/54) was the pick of the bowlers for India. Kuldeep Yadav (2/73) was also fine with the ball. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj took a wicket each.In chase of 274, India started off well with a 71-run opening stand between skipper Rohit Sharma (46 in 40 balls, with four boundaries and four sixes) and Shubman Gill (26 in 31 balls, with five fours).

ICC World Cup 2023: India beat New Zealand by By 4 wickets in Dharamshala

India did lose Shreyas Iyer (33), KL Rahul (27) and Suryakumar Yadav, but Virat Kohli (95* in 104 balls, with eight fours and two sixes) and Ravindra Jadeja (39* in 44 balls, three fours and a six) guided India to a four-wicket win with two overs to spare.
Interestingly, Kohli became the first Indian batter to complete 3,000 runs across all ICC white-ball tournaments on Sunday, comprising of 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy.
(With ANI Inputs)



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