IND vs SA: Watch - Virat Kohli Shakes His Leg In Centurion Test

Published - 27 Dec 2023, 07:22 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 10:20 AM

Virat Kohli dances in Centurion
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Indian batter Virat Kohli looked in a joyous mood during the ongoing second Test against South Africa. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Supersport Park in Centurion.

India are doing a great job with the ball in the second innings. The fast bowlers have kept the intensity high and have put pressure on the batters. They are making sure that they don’t let the batters settle at all in what have been tough conditions.

Amid all the seriousness in the game, Virat Kohli managed to hog the headline. The premier batter was seen shaking his leg and entertaining the crowd. After the end of the 17th over, the batter looked in a joyous mood.

Virat Kohli was seen dancing to the music that was going on in the stadium. The video of that incident went viral on the internet and did the rounds.

Here’s the video:

Coming to the match, after posting a total of 245 runs on the board. Indian bowlers have been right on the money and are troubling the batters a lot. Mohammed Siraj drew the first blood for his team and removed in-form Aiden Markam for a low total.

The start of the second session went in favor of India as Jasprit Bumrah removed Tony de Zorzi (28) and then followed it up with the wicket of Keegan Petersen (2). The Proteas lost three wickets for just 113 runs and under pressure.

India would be hoping that they chip in with more wickets and put the opposition under pressure. But for South Africa, Dean Elagar has held the fort and has slammed a vital half-century for his team. He will be holding the key for the team in the game.

IND vs SA: Virat Kohli scores crucial 38 runs with the bat for team

Virat Kohli played a decent hand in the first innings for India. The right-hander bailed India out of trouble when they were reeling at 54/3. The batter soaked in all the pressure and made sure that India didn’t lose any more wickets in the first session of the Day. He along with Shreyas Iyer (31) added 68 runs partnership.
Virat Kohli’s innings provided much-needed momentum to the team after they lost early blows. He ended with the knock of 38 runs off 64 balls with the help of 5 boundaries. His innings were praised by many around the world and despite him not playing the format for a while, he looked settled.

After his wicket, KL Rahul took the onus and slammed a sensational century under a difficult situation. He ended with the knock of 101 runs and made sure that India posted around 245 runs on the board. His innings came when the team lost 5 five wickets inside 110 runs.

This was KL Rahul’s 7th ton in the overseas conditions, 8th overall. The keeper-batter made sure that he set the stage on fire in his maiden outing as a keeper in the longest format of the game. He brought his century in 133 balls with a big six.

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