2024-10-01 13:19:24
Kanpur: The second match of the 2-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is being played from 27th September. After playing only 35 overs on the first day, not a single ball was bowled on the second and third days due to rain and the field being wet. On the fourth day, Bangladesh started their innings once again with 107 runs for 3 wickets. Batting first after losing the toss, Bangladesh was all out for 233 runs. After this, the Indian team came out to bat and decided to bat in a fast style. So that he can create chances of winning the match. In such a situation, India also made the record of being the fastest team to score fifty, hundred and 200 runs in Test cricket. However, in order to score runs at a fast pace, India made some changes in its batting order.
Virat Kohli, who has been batting at number 4 for India for a decade, was not sent to bat at his favorite spot in the first innings of the Kanpur Test. In his place, Rishabh Pant was sent to bat at number four. India’s veteran batsman Sunil Gavaskar, who was commentating, was surprised by this decision. He said, ‘You are talking about a person who has scored almost 9000 runs in Test cricket while batting at number 4.’
Former India spinner Murali Karthik who was part of the commentary panel of Jio Cinema. He said that due to the left-right combination, Pant was sent to bat over Kohli. Let us tell you that this is not the first time that a bad batsman has been sent ahead of Virat in a Test. Earlier, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja have been sent to bat above Kohli.
Virat Kohli played an inning of 47 runs
Virat Kohli came to bat at number five and played a brilliant inning of 47 runs. Virat Kohli hit 4 fours and 1 six in his innings. Apart from this, he also completed 27000 runs in international cricket.