Virat Kohli Is An Emotion, Says Nepal's Sompal Kami After India Superstar's Heartwarming Gesture For Him

Sompal Kami and his Nepal teammates’ historic journey in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 came to an end on Monday night (September 4). Playing the Asia Cup for the first time in their history, Nepal bowed out of the continental championship after suffering a 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Team India.

The Rohit Paudel-led side began their campaign in Asia Cup in a poor manner as they suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Pakistan in Multan. After conceding 342 runs, Nepal were bowled out for just 104 runs. They started as underdogs against India and not many were expecting them to challenge their fancied hosts. However, the Asia Cup debutants proved everyone wrong by doing really well.

In testing conditions, Nepal scored 230 runs. Although India chased down the revised total of 145 with ease, Nepal have received praise from all over for their gutsy show. One of the architects of their impressive performance was Sompal Kami. After an impressive start with the bat, Nepal lost wickets in a heap to find themselves reeling at 144 for 6.

The 200-run mark at that stage was looking impossible. However, Sompal Kami played a fine knock of 48 runs to help his side post a challenging total. He also shared a crucial 50-run stand with Dipendra Singh Airee for the seventh wicket.

Virat Kohli’s gesture for Sompal Kami:

While Sompal Kami could not end the game on a winning note, it would not be wrong to say that he must have been delighted with how it all ended in Pallekele. After the game, the Nepal star met India superstar Virat Kohli and the latter came up with a heartwarming gesture. He signed Sompal Kami’s shoe and posed with him for a photo.

A delighted Sompal Kami took to his social media accounts to post a few photographs from the meeting and wrote: “Virat Kohli is not just a cricketer, he’s an emotion.”

 

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