Watch: Virat Kohli gifts Shakib Al Hasan his bat after India crush Bangladesh in 2nd Test

India National Cricket Team batter Virat Kohli came up with a heartwarming gesture for the Bangladesh National Cricket Team all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. He stole the limelight after the game between the two teams ended on Tuesday (1st October) at the Green Park in Kanpur.

India National Cricket Team won the second Test match against Bangladesh by 7 wickets. They were exceptional with the bat and ball, and what was applaudable as they went on to win the game by a massive margin even after two and half days were washed out due to rain.

While everyone was busy with the post-match presentations and formalities, Virat Kohli came up with a heartwarming gesture for Shakib Al Hasan. The premier India batter walked up to the Bangladesh premier all-rounder and gifted his signed bat to Shakib, who recently announced his retirement from the format, and congratulated him for his fantastic career.

Here's the video:

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Shakib Al Hasan, ahead of the second Test against the India National Cricket Team, announced his retirement from Test cricket. The premier all-rounder mentioned that the Test match against South Africa at home in Mirpur will be his last. But also stated that if not allowed to play that game, the Kanpur Test against India will be his last.

Shakib Al Hasan will end his career as the greatest all-rounder to have represented the Bangladesh National Cricket Team. He has made a great impact on the team with both bat and ball. He is the third-highest run-scorer for his team in Test cricket with 4609 runs, including five centuries and 31 half-centuries.

In terms of bowling, Shakib Al Hasan is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test cricket. The left-hander has taken 246 wickets and is the only bowler from his nation to go past the 200-wicket mark in Tests. His absence, no doubt, will leave a massive void for the team.

Virat Kohli plays a decent role for India with bat in the second Test

Virat Kohli had a decent outing with the bat in the second Test against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team. He shows great signs of promise with the bat after he didn't have a great game in Chennai, where the first Test between the teams took place. He looked scratchy in both the innings.

Virat Kohli scored 6 runs in the first innings and then followed it with 17 runs in the second innings. But in the second Test, he made sure that he came up with a better performance and boost his confidence going into the hectic Test season ahead.

Virat Kohli batted aggressively in the first innings as he ended up hitting 47 runs off 35 balls in the first innings, slamming 4 boundaries and 1 six in his innings. His knock came at a crucial time as India took a lead of 52 runs in quick succession of time.

Kohli continued his fine nick in the second innings and made sure that he stayed there till the end and helped the team win. He came to bat after India lost Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill early. He scored an unbeaten 29 runs off 37 balls with the help of 4 boundaries as the team won the game with 7 wickets.