Watch - Virat Kohli comes up with a KING SIZED GESTURE for a local fan during IND vs AUS Super 8 match

Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli acknowledged a fan's exceptional catch during the Men in Blue's Super Eight match against Australia in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Virat Kohli appreciated the fan's fielding skills, and the video has gone viral across social media platforms on the internet.

The Rohit Sharma-led team secured a 24-run victory over Mitchell's side at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Monday, June 24. The Men in Blue became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals from Group 1. Notably, Team India has remained unbeaten so far in the tournament.

Watch - Virat Kohli Appreciates Local Fan's Fielding Efforts

Virat Kohli was dismissed for a duck against Australia in India's recent match in the World Cup. However, he gained attention when he acknowledged a fan's catch during the Super Eight game. The incident took place in the 13th over of India's innings when Shivam Dube hit a massive six off Adam Zampa.

Shivam Dube cleared the boundary line with a brutal hit against Adam Zampa. A local fan sprinted to catch Dube's powerful six and earned praise from Virat Kohli for taking a sharp catch. The former captain acknowledged the fan's impressive catch after seeing the replay on the big screen during the match.

Skipper Rohit Sharma played an outstanding knock of 92 runs off 41 balls, including seven fours and eight sixes. Suryakumar Yadav played a quickfire cameo of 31 runs off just 16 balls. Shivam Dube scored 28 runs off 22 balls, and Hardik Pandya added an unbeaten 27 as India posted 205/5 in 20 overs.

Virat Kohli recorded his second duck in the T20 World Cup 2024 after being dismissed by Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood. The 35-year-old batter achieved an unwanted record in T20 World Cups. Kohli became the second Indian after Ashish Nehra to register two ducks in a single edition of the tournament.

In response to India's total, the Australian batters managed to score 181 for the loss of seven wickets in their 20 overs. Travis Head was the top scorer for Australia, scoring 76 runs off 43 balls. Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets for 24 runs in his four overs, and Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets for 37 runs in the match.

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They Changed Their Plans And Tried - Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma was awarded Player of the Match for his batting performance. Rohit stated that his strategy was to attack the opposition bowlers in the powerplay.

"That's what I have to do (in the powerplay), try and see what the bowlers are doing, play accordingly. They changed their plans and tried to bowl against the breeze. Needed to be smart, was just backing myself to do. You got to understand that bowlers are smart, they are not going to bowl into the breeze. I was thinking to hit everything that was possible. You can access all sides of the field, that is what I was trying to do. It has been a good wicket and you need to back yourself on good wickets, glad that it came off today," Rohit said.

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