Virat Kohli’s barren run in international cricket continued on Day 4 of the Lord’s Test, versus England, on Sunday (August 15). With India starting their second innings, after hosts managed a slender lead of 27 runs, the visitors had to bat well in order to set up a challenging total for England in the second Test of the five-match series.
However, Kohli & Co. were off to a poor start as their in-form openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma departed soon. Kohli, at No. 4, looked in good touch as he was timing the ball nicely and came out with a clear positive intent to rotate the strike and take India out of troubled waters and dictate terms later on.
However, the 32-year-old’s stay in the middle was short-lived as he fell to Sam Curran, edging one to the keeper for a 31-ball 20, laced with 4 fours. Following Kohli’s dismissal, his numbers continued to decline as the Indian captain hasn’t scored a ton since late 2019. Thus, the Indian skipper was frustrated for throwing his scalp after getting a start and made it clear after returning to the dressing room. He threw a towel in distraught, displaying his frustration on missing out once again. Here’s the video of Kohli showing his emotions after getting out.
For the unversed, Kohli’s recent outings in Tests have been below-par. His scores are: 20, 42, 0, 13, 44, 0, 27, 62, 0. In addition, he has now gone seven consecutive innings without a fifty in whites. Talking about the match, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane’s 100-run stand revamped things for India after Kohli’s dismissal. Just when things were starting to look good for India, at 155-3, England bowlers made their team’s comeback and reduced the visitors to 181-6 at stumps on Day 4. India lead England only by 154 runs and have a tough day ahead on the final day on Monday (August 16).
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