The focus has shifted to one of the most-awaited Test series of the year, India vs England. Indian skipper Virat Kohli will be in the spotlight for more than two months, whether he performs well on English pitches or not. Kohli played a decent knock in the practice game against Essex, scoring a half-century under conditions that favoured the fast bowlers.
After a rickety top order reduced India to 3 for 44, Kohli led the counter-attack along with opener Murali Vijay. The skipper focused on scoring boundaries and stitched a partnership with Vijay. He reached his half-century in 67 balls — a strike rate which is considered better than most in the longer version of the game.
Essex Twitter handle posted a video of Kohli hitting a boundary and reaching his half-century. However, it is not the video but the caption which was meant to poke fun at Kohli —
This guy’s not bad at cricket…
50 up for @imVkohli off 67 balls! #ESSvIND pic.twitter.com/CS6ObCNweT— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) July 25, 2018
The tweet was bound to trigger a few reactions from Kohli’s fans —
Whole world know he is a run machine in world cricket nd u guys know now #ESSvIND #ViratKohli #legend keep going captain @imVkohli
— yaana (@Vishakha68899) July 25, 2018
Baap hai wo tumahara
— GabbaR (@LogicalGabbar) July 25, 2018
The caption should be … This guy’s unbelievable in cricket
— Virat’s_girl:* (@coolmonideepa) July 25, 2018
The caption should be … This guy’s unbelievable in cricket
— Virat’s_girl:* (@coolmonideepa) July 25, 2018
He is the next legend u can also say living legend of
— Steve. (@gulzarkkhan) July 25, 2018
Dada hai tumhara not bad ka kya matlab hai
— Rudra Pratap (@rudra5032) July 25, 2018
Wait n watch
— Atheist Akshay (@imAjaulkar) July 25, 2018
Unfinished business……pending,just the beginning.
— kingkohli (@Kingkalyann) July 25, 2018
Kohli scored 68 runs from 93 balls, including 12 boundaries. He got out to left-arm pacer Paul Walter, edging the ball to the first-slip while attempting to hit a cover drive.
Kohli goes for 68 after being caught by Chopra off the bowling of Walter#ESSvIND
Watch live here: https://t.co/0WMzSvtsrw pic.twitter.com/dHWjS3WwTc
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) July 25, 2018
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The last time Kohli toured England, his performance was below par. The 29-year-old has played 5 Test matches on English pitches and scored 134 runs from 10 innings. He scored at an average of 13.40 with a high score of 39. His previous performance is the reason for the buzz around the series, as many say it will be a Test of Kohli’s skills.
