Virat Kohli: Team India's 37-year-old star batsman Virat Kohli has made all the fans crazy by taking a surprising catch on the ground of Auckland. Actually, the first ODI match is being played between India and New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland. After winning the toss in this match, Shubman Gill decided to bowl first. The Indian bowlers proved this decision correct. Till now New Zealand has scored 118 runs for 7 wickets in 30 overs. Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Anshul Kamboj have taken 2-2 wickets for Team India.
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Virat Kohli has the biggest role in getting the second wicket to Anshul Kamboj. If this wicket is considered to be Virat Kohli's and not Anshul Kamboj's, there would be nothing wrong in it. Because Virat Kohli took a brilliant catch of Nathan Smith with one hand on the ball of Anshul Kamboj and forced all the fans present in the field to dance. After this, Kohli's celebration is also attracting the attention of the fans.
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Virat Kohli took a brilliant catch
Let us tell you that Anshul Kamboj came to bowl the 29th over of New Zealand's innings. He bowled the third ball of this over to Nathan Smith. On this, Nathan Smith played a shot and Virat Kohli took an amazing catch with one hand while diving to his right in the second spill. This decision went to the third umpire but the batsman was given out there also. With this he returned to the pavilion on a personal score of 1 run.
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Virat Kohli celebrated in a special way
After taking this catch, Virat Kohli did a special celebration in the style of shooting an arrow. Virat Kohli runs for a while after taking the catch and then throws the ball towards the umpire. They think it's a clean catch. Kohli also did the “Bow and Arrow” celebration and then stuck out his tongue and smiled mischievously at one of his teammates.
Oldest Indian Players to Take a Catch in New Zealand
37y 364d – Virat Kohli*
37y 218d – MS Dhoni#NZvsIND
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After this catch of Virat Kohli, another catch was taken. He took the catch of Kyle Jamieson (1) on the ball of Arshdeep Singh. This was India's 8th wicket. Till now Virat Kohli has taken 2 catches in this match. While Arshdeep Singh has taken 3 wickets. Whereas Anshul Kamboj and Gurnoor Brar have got 2-2 wickets.
Sniper. Virat Kohli will be 38 in a few hours. What a catch. pic.twitter.com/cDyXP0a3mz
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Talking about this match, New Zealand team has scored 136 runs for 8 wickets in 33 overs. Glenn Phillips remained unbeaten for the team after scoring 28 runs. Before him, Daryl Mitchell played an inning of 28 runs and Tim Seaford played an inning of 38 runs. Apart from these, no other New Zealand batsman could score runs.
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