First Published Aug 29, 2022, 4:08 PM IST
Gautam Gambhir has lashed out at Virat Kohli’s wrong shot at a crucial stage in the Asia Cup match against Pakistan.
The Indian team won the match between India and Pakistan by 5 wickets in the Asia Cup. Batting first in the match in Dubai, Pakistan were bowled out for 147 runs. Chasing a target of 148 runs, the Indian team won by hitting the target in the last over.
Kohli carelessly threw away the ball thrown by Mohammad Nawaz without hitting it and without hitting the cap. The ball from the goalie went straight to Iftikhar Ahmed. Kohli was dismissed for 35 when India scored 53 in 9.1 overs when he was caught.
After that, although the Indian team won because Jadeja-Hardik Pandya played well, Gautam Gambhir criticized the wicketkeeper who bowled a bad shot at a crucial stage.
Kohli scored 35 runs off 34 balls. In the next over after the captain is out, is he going to bowl a shot like this..? A little more time would have made everything easier. Bad shot by the goalie. If you want to hit a six, you should have hit it. Even if he tries to hit a six and gets out, it doesn’t matter. But what he played was a poorly played rendungketan shot. That is what caused the discontent, Gautam Gambhir said.