India have been in bother at 30/2 when Virat Kohli got here to bat within the World Check Championship (WTC) 2023 remaining on June 8. Nevertheless, he managed to amass solely 14 runs and was out for 14. His failure to attain extra runs has now turn into a motive for memes on social media.
Referring to an iconic scene for the Hindi film 3 Idiots, one Twitter consumer shared a meme on Virat Kohli that mentioned: “There was an enormous dilemma: whether or not to inspire the opposite batter or to take duty and carry out alone. Then, I made a decision to chuck all the things and deal with Matar Paneer.”
There may be one other meme that compares Kohli with Sachin Tendulkar, who apparently didn’t eat something for 3 days after having failed to attain within the WTC 2003 remaining.
There’s a comparability between Kohli’s response after Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) misplaced to Gujarat Titans (GT) and his consuming after getting out within the WTC remaining.
There have been a number of expectations for Virat Kohli to carry out on the WTC 2023 remaining, particularly after his return to type. Kohli has his sights set on a major file in Check cricket, aiming to match the legendary Don Bradman’s profession century tally. If he achieves a century at The Oval, will probably be his twenty ninth within the format, equaling Bradman’s feat.
Nevertheless, Kohli will nonetheless be one century behind Australia’s Steve Smith, who holds the highest place amongst lively cricketers with 30 Check centuries. England’s Joe Root is carefully trailing with 29 centuries as effectively.
With a promising alternative forward, Virat Kohli stands an opportunity to surpass Rahul Dravid’s exceptional file in opposition to Australia. Kohli boasts a powerful monitor file in opposition to the Australian cricket staff, having gathered a complete of 1,979 runs in 24 matches, sustaining a median of 48.26 (previous to WTC 2023 remaining). Now, he has added 14 runs within the first innings.
By amassing an additional 174 runs, he might probably surpass Dravid’s file of two,166 runs in opposition to Australia, solidifying his place because the third-highest Indian run-scorer in opposition to the staff. Solely the legendary Sachin Tendulkar (3,630 runs) and VVS Laxman (2,434 runs) would stay forward within the esteemed checklist.
Up to date: 09 Jun 2023, 07:27 AM IST